Pomegranate-Balsamic Glazed Salmon

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
• 4 center-cut skin-on salmon fillets, 6 to 8 ounces each
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 recipe Pomegranate-Balsamic Glaze

Directions:

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300˚F.
2. Combine brown sugar, salt, and cornstarch in small bowl.
3. Pat salmon dry with paper towels and season with pepper.
4. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top of flesh side of salmon, rubbing to distribute.
5. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking.
6. Place salmon, flesh side down, in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 minute. Carefully flip salmon and cook on skin side for 1 minute.
7. Remove skillet from heat and spoon glaze evenly over salmon fillets. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is still translucent when cut into with paring knife, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer fillets to platter or individual plates and serve.