So I was in the mood for something delicious and we had salmon in the freezer. I got a little creative and made this delicious and relatively easy salmon dish. The maple syrup mixed with the mustard was really the ticket. Here is the recipe. Like I said, its really pretty simple.
Mustard Crusted Salmon
Ingredients
2 salmon filets(4 oz each)
2 T stone ground mustard
1 T maple syrup
about 1 cup of panko bread crumbs (Asian bread crumbs that you can usually find at the local market)
3 T vegetable oil
salt to taste
Preparation
In a small bowl combined mustard and maple syrup. Spread mixture over the flesh side of the filet. Put bread crumbs on plate and dip the mustard side of the fish into the crumbs. Once adhered to the salmon, you can set the fish back on the skin-side on a clean plate. If bread crumbs did not adhere well, take some of the left over crumbs and press to the salmon. Season the breaded side with salt.
In a large pan, heat the oil till it is sizzling hot. Add the salmon skin-side down and let fry for 3 minutes. Turn salmon over, breaded side down, continue frying for 3 minutes. While the skin-side is up, you can use a spoon and spoon the hot oil on the skin. This helps to keep the skin nice and crispy. Once salmon is done, take out of pan and move to plate.
You could also bake this in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. If you do use the oven, add 1 T melted butter to the bread crumbs before adhering to the fish.
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Jason Alm has a degree from The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago in culinary arts. Professionally, he works for a laundry company out of Gurnee. He spends much of his time learning new cooking techniques and hopes to one day be cooking again full-time. Jason also plays guitar at his church and records when time allows.
I love just about anything that uses dijon mustard. Its gotta be one of my all time favorite flavors. This dish sounds awesome!