Honey Garlic Salmon

A skillet with salmon in honey garlic sauce

5 from 11 votes

This honey garlic salmon is a one-pot recipe that gets done in less than 20 minutes and needs only 6 ingredients, most of which are pantry staples. Garlicky, tangy, and sweet this will soon become your next favorite fish meal.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword glazed salmon, honey garlic glazed salmon, honey glazed salmon, Salmon

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 468kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Equipment

Cast-Iron Skillet
Tongs

Ingredients

2 Salmon fillets (about 6 to 8 oz each)
1 tbsp Cooking oil
1 tsp Garlic sliced
2 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Lemon (or white vinegar)
2 tbsp Honey
4 tbsp Parsley chopped finely
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Pepper

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Sear salmon

In a skillet, heat the oil, place the salmon skin-side down. A cast-iron skillet or this frying pan works best for this recipe as it spreads heat evenly.
Tip - Keep the heat to medium-high and don't flip the fish for the first two minutes. This will ensure you have nice crispy skin.
Cook for 6 to 8 minutes carefully flipping on all sides every 2 minutes (see video).
Tip - Salmon is very delicate, so use tongs and don't move and flip too often. Give it a minute on each side.
Then, remove from the pan and set aside.
Tip - We remove it from the pan after a few minutes to prevent it from overcooking. Use a flat spatula to lift the salmon up and out of the pan.

Garlic honey sauce

To the same skillet, on medium-low heat, add the butter and garlic, and cook for a minute until fragrant.
Then, add the lemon juice and honey, and cook for another minute.
Next, add the parsley and return the salmon back to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes coating well with the sauce.
Tip - Do not overcook the fish and sauce at this time as the butter will burn and the honey will caramelize.
Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Video

Nutrition