Caribbean-Style Coconut Curry Salmon
You'll love the flavors within this Coconut Curry Salmon dish that's full of Caribbean flair. Perfectly seasoned salmon fillets pan-seared and combined with a robust, mega flavorful coconut curry sauce. This recipe here is so easy to whip up and you can pair alongside rice and/or veggies for an epic weeknight-friendly meal!
Ingredients
Instructions
Pat the salmon fillets dry with a paper towel. In a small bowl, combine the salt/pepper- to taste, 2 teaspoons curry powder, garlic powder, and smoked paprika. Stir the spices together to fully combine. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the salmon and sprinkle the spice blend over the fillets. Use your hands to rub the spice blend into the salmon until evenly coated. Then set aside.
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil into a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, add the salmon into the skillet. Let the salmon sear, undisturbed, until the fillets achieve a deep, golden sear, about 2-3 minutes. Then flip the salmon to continue searing on the other side, about 1-2 minutes, or until your desired level of doneness is achieved. Then set the seared salmon fillets aside onto a clean plate while you prepare the coconut curry sauce. Reduce heat to medium or medium-low.
Coat the bottom of the pan with remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot and shimmering, sprinkle in the remaining 1 tablespoon of curry powder. Use a wooden utensil to stir the spice into the oil. Burn the curry in the oil, stirring frequently, until the curry is fragrant and well-bloomed, taking on a deep, golden brown color- about 30 seconds.
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Caribbean-style curry powder: You can find this style of curry powder at your local Caribbean/West Indian or Latin market. I personally recommend the Betapac or Chief brand of curry powder.
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Caribbean-style curry powder: You can find this style of curry powder at your local Caribbean/West Indian or Latin market. I personally recommend the Betapac or Chief brand of curry powder.
Please read blog post in its entirety for more tips + tricks.
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I really loved this. I used Caribbean curry powder but will try a stronger one next time.
I put in chickpeas and okra.
Love this recipe! I made it with some rice and peas and it was absolutely delicious. NO LEFTOVERS😃
AMAZING! I just finished the recipe and a pot of rice, and I'm about 4 bites in. This dish is super quick, filled with flavor, and deeply satisfying. The fish is perfectly cooked, and the silky, smooth, coconut curry sauce is rich and comforting. Another hit 🙌🏾
WOW! This coconut curry Salmon is super delicious 😋. The longest part of it is prepping the vegetables, but I have to again it's taste really awesome if I can say that about food. I'm going to drive all the way to New Jersey to make this dish for my son and his family, I know they'll love it.
I didn't even know what curry was before I made this dish, and let me tell you, it's one of my family's favorites! Easy to make and the house smells sooo good when it's cooking. I don't use the scotch pepper...but it's mostly because I never have it. I've made this one a bunch of times. Fantastic recipe. =-)
This is so so bomb!!
Delicious recipe! I was worried about the amount to thyme - I was using dried so that turned out to be 3 teaspoons and I never had a recipe instruct to add that much before. It didn’t ruin it though and the family was very pleased! Thank you! I just found your site and will be following you on social now. 💜
Made mine vegetarian style and added some roasted sweet potatoes. Hella easy to make and super tasty! I’ll try it with salmon next time. Thank you for this flavorful meal!
This turned out great! I used white fish and just cut it up and cooked it for a few minutes submerged in the sauce. Really enjoyed the change from our normal Thai curry- Thanks
Made this without the peppers and it was delicious! My family loved it. I'm so glad I found this recipe.
OMG! This dish is so delicious and so easy to make. I couldn't keep my fork out of the pan. I paired it with some curry flavored rice, which is a little on the sweet side(I don't like Jasmine rice), and it's a perfect match. I also had a light arugula salad on the side. Would love to share my pic.
Making this a staple on our weekly/monthly rotation. Little spicy for the kids.
Super easy to make, with ingredients I usually already have . Ty !
OMG, this was incredible! My husband said it was the best salmon dish he’s ever had and I’d have to agree! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe and technique…..so delicious 😋
Literally just made this for dinner tonight and my husband was thoroughly impressed! He said this has been his favorite thing I've made (along with your jerk meatballs 🤭) and asked if there were seconds. Very flavorful and easy to make!
So good, I made two nights in a row. I did add shrimp and pasta noodles on the second night. My picky six year old even liked it and requested I make it again.
This was sooo good and easy to make! I'm making it for the second time this month! My husband loved it!
OMG this was so good! My wife doesn’t eat fish, so I fried her some tofu with the same spices as the salmon and she loved it (and I got the salmon all to myself). :) Thank you, all the recipes we’ve tried from you recently have been incredible!
Absolutely delicious! Will be in rotation for meal prep! Thank you so much!
Really wonderful. Good spice. Great flavor. Could easily see the same sauce on chicken thighs. 5 stars.
Loves this recipe- next time I’ll buy new curry powder, mine was definitely last its prime. The recipe was written well and my result was delicious. Will make again!
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