Tips For Cooking The Best Salmon Steaks

Salmon steaks are a favorite among all age groups. Cooking them is not at all a tough task. Rather it is much easier than it seems. Let us try and know how to grill salmon steaks over a stove top. The method is as interesting as the final result would taste! So what's the wait for? Let us first have an idea about the things which are required for the purpose of grilling salmon steaks on the stove top. The ingredients required are as follows:

• A grill or a heavy skillet stove
• Oil required for grilling (preferably olive oil)
• A choice of your seasoning
• A lid which can cover the salmon steaks completely
• Paper towels
• A large spatula

The process of preparing delicious and mouth watering grilled salmon steaks over a stovetop is as described below:

1. Begin the process by first seasoning the salmon steaks with your choice. Make sure that the seasoning is evenly spread on all sides. Do not bother if there is skin on one side. Now keep the seasoned salmon steaks on one side and start heating the pan grill on a high temperature. Remember that the pan should not get overheated. For knowing whether the pan has perfectly heated or not, just sprinkle some water on the grill. If the water sizzles up, you know that your grill is ready for use.
2. Now you need to add the olive oil to the grill. You can do this by either pouring the oil over the pan or by just spreading the oil with the help of a spatula. You can also use a paint brush to spread the oil over the pan. Just be careful that the brush is able to sustain the heat. Otherwise a paper towel works best for spreading oil over the pan of your grill. In case you are feeling the fishy smell of the salmon steaks all over your kitchen, just switch on the exhaust fan.
3. Take the salmon steaks and put it over the pan. Do not forget to put the seasoned skin side down first. Here if you find that the heat is a bit high, you can lower it to your suitability. Do not panic if the skin side gets deep brown by the heat as most people prefer not to eat the skin portion.
4. After some time when you find that the flesh of the salmon steaks have started cooking and is beginning to brown a little in color, you can use the spatula to turn over the steaks in the pan. Just allow the steaks to cook for sometime. You can get a hint of the salmon steaks getting cooked nicely when the edges of the steaks begin to show signs of the flesh cooking towards the center.
5. After you have made yourself sure that the salmon steaks have cooked themselves properly, cover them with a large lid that ensures all the salmon steaks are inside it. You can pour a little bit of hot water under the lid when you place it over the fish. This is done for ensuring a steam which enables faster cooking. You can also add the hot water more than once.