FOOD NEWS
The Gradient Tip For Perfectly Cooked Salmon Every Time
By Grace Allison
Achieving perfectly cooked salmon every time can be challenging, but with a simple lesson on attaining the correct color gradient, you can consistently enjoy flaky salmon.
Carefully observing a salmon's color tells you when it's cooked to perfection. The filet's color slowly changes from a slippery, translucent pink to a solid, opaque shade.
When pan-frying salmon, begin skin side down and cook until the opaque gradient line, which indicates the salmon is cooked, has reached the middle of the fish.
Flip the fish and follow the line on the other side. Ideally, you want a slightly lighter color on the halfway mark, indicating that the fish is still moist inside instead of dry.
Salmon cooks extremely fast, and it's best to keep your full attention on the fish once it hits the pan. If this is not possible, set a two- or three-minute timer for each side.