Sockeye salmon with mustard, honey and wild herbs

Cast-iron pan-fried Sockeye salmon recipe with mustard, honey and wild herbs will make you feel like you're camping - in your own kitchen!

Gather Your Ingredients

– Unsalted butter – Fresh thyme leaves – Sprigs – Fresh rosemary leaves – Grainy Dijon mustard – Honey  – Kosher salt  – Black pepper  – Wild salmon fillets  – Lemon wedges

Melt the butter in a cast-iron pan over medium-low heat. Add the thyme and rosemary, and let herbs cook for a minute just until they release their fragrance. Remove from the heat. Allow the thyme and rosemary to infuse in the butter for 20 minutes.

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Add mustard, honey, salt and pepper to reserved butter. Mix well.

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Add wild salmon to pan. Brush wild salmon with butter herb mixture. Add a few sprigs of rosemary and thyme to butter mixture.

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If using a grill, prepare charcoal grill by heating the coals until they’re pale grey and glowing orange, about 20 minutes. Move hot coals to one side of the grill, and place the cast-iron pan with fish on the opposite side.

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If cooking on stovetop, bring cast iron pan to medium heat.

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Using a spoon, continuously spoon butter and herb mixture on top of the wild salmon, bathing the fish in it.

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Continue cooking and basting until the fish flakes when poked in the middle and it is cooked to your liking, about 8-10 minutes.

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Serve sprigs of fresh herbs on top, and wedges of fresh lemon.

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Eat immediately for that savory taste!

Enjoy!