Brown Sugar Pecan Glazed Salmon Fillets
Ingredients
salmon fillets
4 – 175 g (6 oz)
olive oil
15 ml (1 tbsp)
Brown Sugar Pecan Glaze
pecans, coarsely chopped
80 ml (1/3 cup)
brown sugar, firmly packed
60 ml (1/4 cup)
unsalted butter
60 ml (4 tbsp)
Newfoundland Screech Rum
15 ml (1 tbsp)
Instructions
- Brown sugar pecan glaze: In a small non stick frying pan, brown pecans lightly over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, butter and Screech, heat until simmering, then set aside.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a cast iron skillet, over medium high heat, heat olive oil. Then sear each side of the salmon fillets, about 2 minutes each side.
- Transfer skillet to hot oven and roast fillets for 5 minutes. Spoon prepared glaze over fillets and continue to roast for an additional 3 – 5 minutes.
- Turn oven off and let salmon stand for 2 minutes before serving.
