Arika's Sweet & Smoky Rubbed Alaskan Salmon

Ingredients

  • 1 large sockeye salmon fillet (also known as red salmon – from Prince William Sound, Alaska)
  • olive oil
  • 2 tsp Arika's Special Salmon Rub (see below)

Arika's Special Salmon Rub

  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp black pepper

How-to

  1. Remove skin from salmon and cut into smaller 4-6" fillets (about 7 oz each)
  2. Coat each fillet with olive oil and 2 tsp Arika's Special Salmon Rub
  3. Heat olive oil in sauté pan over medium-high heat
  4. Cook salmon for approximately 4 minutes on each side