Sous Vide Poached Salmon

Name: Sous Vide Poached Salmon
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons, salt; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 (2-pound), skinless salmon fillet, quartered; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil

Main Courses
Fish & Seafood
Light

Salmon is well suited to sous vide cooking. Even though it is a relatively fatty fish, it can go from juicy and silky (our ideal) to chalky and dry (aka overcooked) in a flash—especially with high-heat cooking methods. The precision of low-temperature sous vide cooking eliminates this problem.

SERVES 4

TIME Sous vide: 30 to 45 minutes; active cooking time: 15 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes salting time

Sous Vide Temperature 125°F/52°C (farmed) or 120°F/49°C (wild)

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