How To Cook Salmon - Blackened Salmon w/ Cajun Cream Sauce Recipe

A lot of people ask me what my favorite meal is to cook... well look no further, this is it! I could eat Salmon with this sauce every day! Give it a try and let me know what you think.
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Shopping List:
2 5-6 oz salmon filets (Skin on or off based on your preference)
salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, chili powder, cajun seasoning
1/2 lemon
thyme
2-3 tbsp butter
avocado oil
Sauce:
3 tbsp butter
1-2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp lobster base
1 tbsp garlic paste
2/3 cup low/no sodium chicken stock (more if needed to thin the sauce)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 - 1 cup of parmesan cheese (Cheese will thicken the sauce a bit as well)
cajun seasoning (to taste)
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season salmon on both sides. Heat skillet and add high smoke point cooking oil. Add 1/2 lemon face down in the skillet (as seen in the video) - this is to add some flavor to the skillet and also for presentation. Sear Salmon 60-90 seconds per side or until you achieve the color you're looking for. Baste with butter and thyme and finish in the oven for 8-10 mins or until the salmon reaches 135 internal temp. Prepare the sauce by melting butter and adding lobster base, minced garlic, flour to your pot. Next whisk in chicken stock and heavy cream. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Remove from heat and mix in cheese - whisking to ensure sauce is smooth. Do not add seasoning until AFTER you've added the parmesan cheese. The lobster base and parmesan cheese contain sodium, so you may not need much additional salt. Always Season to taste. Serve with pasta, potatoes, and/or veggies.

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What kind of pasta did you put the sauce on?

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When I first made it, I used rice and I just had treated as a seafood gravy and poured it over my salmon and a bed of rice. Then I decided to treat it like an Alfredo sauce and I've done penne and linguini

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Use your juices from the shrimp and seafood also to incorporate it as well. More flavor!!!

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This was amazing! Thank you for sharing. Instead of lobster sauce I used fish sauce. Best meal in such a short time. Gourmet meal.

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I tried this last night, mine came out a little too salty lol but it was really good! I'm going to not used salt the next time when seasoning the fish since all I have is salted butter. The sauce was amazing.

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What else did you serve with the fish? I want to make it too, but not sure what to pair it with. 🤗

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@@katstaples3264 Yellow rice & Broccoli

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I just want to let you know that I made this and it was delicious!!! That seafood gravy (cream sauce) was really good!!! I struggled a lil with the lobster base burning at the bottom of the pan lol, but I managed to get everything back under control tho

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The boil lion was way too salty. Idk if the one I bought was a fake but I got it off Amazon and even a teaspoon was too salty

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@@DH-nz2pk The lobster base does have a salty taste. I have purchased locally and from Amazon with no issues yet. I would use less than the recommended 1 TB to start and chicken broth no sodium to control the taste better and that should help. Try one teaspoon and taste as you go.

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The sauce took me a couple of tries and I had to use oyster sauce because I couldn't find lobster base but it turned out absolutely fantastic. Definitely now in my repertoire.

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Dear God, this is the best salmon I've ever made. I cooked some pasta alongside to absorb the extra sauce - what a meal!

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Made this today. It was amazing. My familia loved it. I didn't find the lobster base, to i bought lobster bisque soup and used it instead. Purchased the lobster base online. Will be making this dish more often. Thanks chef!

[@shawne2681]

So you just poured lobster bisque in the pot as if it was the base? Gave same effect? Bc I would pair this with a pasta. I would love to try

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@@shawne2681 I never tried the sauce with the lobster base, so I don't know how it tastes. I figured that I can use lobster bisque as a substitute. I just had to add less chicken stock. Turned out tasty. I assume that using the base will give sauce a more concentrated lobster taste.

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Ok awesome, that seems just as good. We don't sell lobster base in my store so I would prolly do like you did and use the bisque instead until I can order the base

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What would you use if you did not have the better than bouillon lobster bisque ?

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