Herb-Crusted Salmon

Name: Herb-Crusted Salmon
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: , Salt and pepper; 4 (6- to 8-ounce), skin-on salmon fillets; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup, panko bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons beaten, egg; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme; 1/4 cup chopped, fresh tarragon; 1 tablespoon, whole-grain mustard; 1 1/2 teaspoons, mayonnaise; , Lemon wedges

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Fish & Seafood

For a crust both herby and crunchy, we had to take it apart in order to keep it together.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A dusty, flavorless sprinkling of bread crumbs often serves as the crust of herb-crusted salmon. We layer delicate tarragon under a toasted panko crust to protect the fresh herb flavor that can be driven away while the fish cooks in the ove...

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