Baked salmon in foil – an Indian-style spicy oven baked chilli salmon recipe that’s a prefect weeknight dinner dish for the busy cook. Salmon is the perfect fish to start with if you are exploring and experimenting with baking fish and the options for marinade is really endless. I have used an Indian-style spicy chill garlic pepper marinade here that you can adapt to your taste. I am an 80’s child who grew up in Kerala, which I’m sure you know if you have been hanging around this blog long enough. Coming from a non-vegetarian family in the state, I have eaten pretty much all seafood that comes through our markets but salmon was not one of them. Pin I don’t remember my first taste of it, it was possibly in Singapore, and I immediately knew it would be a love-hate relationship. I am not a fan of smoked salmon, I can’t take too much of it, and it has to be done well since the pink flesh and the fishiness is too much for me to handle if it’s cooked rare or medium rare. Ok, I am probably not doing a good job of selling salmon to you now but the point is, I rarely cook with salmon and when I do, it’s usually baked with this spice mix that I concocted after much trial and error. The chilli pepper marinade is similar to what’s used for Kerala-style fish fry but I add more pepper and more lime or vinegar since salmon takes to sourness really well. Pin Even if baked fish is not your thing, I urge you to give this baked chilli salmon a go, it’s really super simple to make and goes great with soups, pasta, or even just a side salad with lots of vegetables of your choice. More easy fish recipes from Edible Garden: Easy fish curry in coconut milk Meera peera (from Kerala) Kerala-style prawn roast Chilli fish recipe How to make baked salmon step by step Pre-heat oven to 320F/160C. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the marinade to make a thick paste Pin If it’s too thick, add more lime juice or 1-2 tsp water to make it spreadable Pin Cut out a piece of aluminium foil large enough to wrap your salmon fillet. Take a baking pan (I use a pyrex glass baking pan) and line with the aluminium foil. Wash and pat dry the salmon fillet and place inside. Pin Marinate generously with the marinade paste using your fingers or a pastry brush Pin Pour a few drops of oil on top if the marinade looks too dry. Cover with the aluminium foil Pin Bake in the pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins for the salmon to be well done. Bake for a shorter duration if you like your salmon medium-done Pin The baking time will also depend on how thick your salmon fillet is, mine was about 1.5” thick in the thickest part. Pin Serve warm with a salad, pasta, roasted vegetables, potato mash, etc Notes:
You can scour the surface of the salmon (like we do for fried fish) if you want the marinade to penetrate into the fillet, I usually don’t do this Salmon without it’s skin is best for this preparation since it allows the marinade to penetrate the flesh slightly during baking. If there’s skin, the marinade will not go further and your fish may taste bland (especially if you like your seafood spicy) You can marinate and refrigerate the salmon pieces for up to 24 hours or you can also bake immediately Adjust ingredients to your liking. I like salmon to be on the sour side and add some lime wedges into the aluminium foil sometimes too The salmon lets out its own oils on baking so there’s no need to add too much into the marinade or before baking
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