slow cooked salmon

If you buy those large fresh salmon fillets from Costco, this Slow Cooked Salmon recipe is the perfect way to cook it. And this salmon that&#x27;s flavored with butter, garlic, capers, and lemon is absolutely amazing.

Slow Cooked Salmon with Butter, Garlic, Capers, and Lemon

salmon

Szeged Fish Rub (see notes)

T butter

T minced fresh garlic (see notes)

capers

T fresh-squeezed lemon juice

parsley

salt and fresh-ground black pepper

lemon

We used a two pound skinless salmon fillet...

We used a two pound skinless salmon fillet from Costco for this recipe.

Rub the salmon on both sides with Szeged Fish...

Rub the salmon on both sides with Szeged Fish Rub (affiliate link) and let it come to room temperature while you preheat the oven to 325F/162C.

While fish is coming to room temperature, use...

While fish is coming to room temperature, use a garlic press (affiliate link) to mince 1-2 T of minced garlic, depending on how much you like garlic.

You will also need to measure out 2...

You will also need to measure out 2 tablespoons of capers. (You can rinse the capers if you want the flavor to be less strong, but I love capers so I never bother with that.)

Melt the butter in a small non-stick frying...

Melt the butter in a small non-stick frying pan over low heat.

Add the minced garlic to the melted butter...

Add the minced garlic to the melted butter and cook 1-2 minutes on low.

Add capers and stir to combine. Turn off...

Add capers and stir to combine. Turn off heat.

Tear off a large piece of foil and...

Tear off a large piece of foil and put it on a sheet pan. Put the salmon in the center of the foil, pour over butter mixture and spread it evenly over the salmon, then squeeze on the lemon juice.

Wrap the foil loosely up over the salmon...

Wrap the foil loosely up over the salmon and pinch the edges together. 

Put the sheet pan in the oven and...

Put the sheet pan in the oven and bake 15 minutes.

Remove sheet pan from oven and open the...

Remove sheet pan from oven and open the foil, moving it away from the salmon.

Put sheet pan back into the oven and...

Put sheet pan back into the oven and bake 15 minutes longer. (If your salmon piece is smaller I would start to check it a bit sooner.

Chop fresh parsley and cut some pieces of...

Chop fresh parsley and cut some pieces of lemon while the salmon continues to bake.

After 30 minutes total cooking time, remove the...

After 30 minutes total cooking time, remove the salmon from the oven, sprinkle with parsley, season with salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste, and serve with cut pieces of lemon if desired.

We g-e-n-t-l-y moved the cooked piece of salmon...

We g-e-n-t-l-y moved the cooked piece of salmon on to a plate to take photographs, but if you're just serving it to the family you could definitely serve it directly from the foil!

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