Salmon Fillet in Lemon Butter Sauce

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Pat the fish thoroughly dry with paper towels and sprinkle the salt and black pepper over the top.
2. 2
   Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
3. 3
   Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan over high heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan

   💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
4. 4
   Lay the fish in the pan in a single layer and fry 2 minutes.

   StoveFrying pan
5. 5
   Flip gently and fry 2 minutes more.

   Stove
6. 6
   Transfer the fish to a baking pan.

   Baking pan
7. 7
   In the same pan melt the butter, add the garlic and fry 1 minute.

   Stove
8. 8
   Add the lemon juice and stir.

   Stove
9. 9
   Pour the butter sauce over the fish.
10. 10
    Bake 10–12 minutes, until the fish is done.

    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
11. 11
    Sprinkle the dill over the top.