Crispy Salmon

Salmon is one of my favorite kinds of fish. As long as you're careful not to overcook it, it ends up with a great texture and flavor without getting too dry.

I learned this recipe from this Gordon Ramsey video. The salmon skin ends up really crispy, and is a great accompaniment with the rest of the salmon fillet.

Ingredients

• Salmon fillets
• Salt
• Thyme
• Olive oil

Directions

1. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut slits into the salmon skin, about 1 cm deep. It helps to squeeze the top and bottom of the fillet together gently so the salmon skin is firm when you do this.
2. Stuff a little bit of salt and a few leaves of thyme into each slice. Cover the salmon with a small amount of olive oil.
3. Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet on medium-high heat. When hot, put the fillets skin side down in the oil. Season the fillets with salt in the pan.
4. As the fillets cook, you'll see the color of the fillets change at the bottom. Cook undisturbed, skin side down, until the color change is about 70% up the side of the fillet.
5. Flip the fillets and cook for a minute or two, until they reach your desired doneness.
6. Flip the fillets back over, and turn the heat off.
7. Serve skin side up.