Marinating at room temperature causes meat to enter the danger zone between 40 degrees f.
Marinate salmon at room temperature.
Allow the salmon to marinate for at least 20 minutes and ideally 2 10 hours you can just cover it and place it in the refrigerator and allow it to marinate while you re at work when ready to prepare preheat the oven to 450ºf.
All tests were conducted using 6 ounce fillets of copper river wild sockeye salmon patted dry plus extra virgin olive oil kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
While salmon is marinating place a heavy metal baking dish or pan in the oven and heat to 500 f.
If you do not have a thermometer avoid overcooking by cooking only skin side down briefly cooking the flesh side for only 15 30 seconds once the salmon is opaque but still mostly juicy.
Add salmon turn to cover with.
Remove salmon from marinade letting excess drip off and discard marinade.
Refrigeration is recommended to avoid the growth of harmful bacteria.
The technique is simple.
Line a baking sheet with foil.
When it came to rating each method i was looking for a few things.
First i knew that i wanted that meltingly soft salmon but an evenly cooked perfectly flaky fillet wasn t enough.
Marinade and continue grilling 6 to 8 more minutes.
And 140 degrees f where bacteria multiply rapidly.
Do not follow this practice.
Place the salmon filets at least an inch apart from each other.
Consider pan searing your salmon to a temperature of 125 140ºf 52 60ºc on each side.
Brush grill rack with oil.
Place the salmon fillets in a 9x9 dish with sides and pour the prepared marinade over the salmon.
Add salmon turning to coat and marinate covered at cool room temperature 30 minutes.
You season the salmon with salt pepper and red pepper flakes and then you roast it in the oven at 300 degrees for a little under half an hour.
Marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature or in the fridge.
At room temperature for 15 minutes.
Flake easily serves 2.
Enzymes are heat activated at levels between 140 f and 175 f and deactivated at the boiling point so it serves no purpose other than flavoring to let the meat sit in a marinade at room temperature.