Cajun Blackened Salmon

cyaos's Note:

Yet another recipe from my mother-in-law, who is probably the best cook that I personally know. This is, hands down, our favourite way to eat salmon in our house - and we eat a lot of it! The spice portion can be doubled and stored for later - I typically double or triple the recipe and store it in an airtight jar so that it is available whenever I want it.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4-6 salmon fillets
• 29.58 ml butter

CAJUN SPICE

• 14.79 ml paprika
• 14.79 ml salt
• 14.79 ml onion salt
• 14.79 ml garlic powder
• 14.79 ml cayenne pepper
• 11.09 ml white pepper
• 11.09 ml black pepper
• 7.39 ml thyme
• 7.39 ml oregano
• 7.39 ml sage

Directions:

1. Mix together spices in an airtight jar and shake until well blended.
2. Sprinkle cajun spice liberally over salmon fillets on both sides.
3. Melt butter in a large pan over medium high heat until sizzling hot.
4. Place salmon fillets in butter and cook each side 4-8 minutes, depending on the size of the fillet. Be sure to cook one whole side before flipping to blacken properly.

Reviews

[GoingSomewhere]

This is an excellent recipe! Thank you for sharing. I added sea salt instead of table salt so it was a bit too salty. I will cut the salt in 1/2 next time.

[gailanng]

This stirs my Cajun ancestral connections to hearth and home...which can make the sane and secure into raving maniacs.

[Bexxx]

I really liked this! I did not have onion salt or white pepper, and I halved the amount of cayenne. It was still really spicy, I think it would have been too spicy for me with the full amount. I used to leftovers for salmon salad sammys the next day, and they were also great!