weekday salmon

perfected the weekday salmon recipe

one salmon side, skin on, 1 to 1.2 pounds. Cut into three fillets.
Salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.

(prepare sides while rice in cooker is ... cooking)

Prepare iron skillet at high heat. Pour in olive oil. Just enough to coat the pan.
Put salmon fillet side down into skillet. cook 1 and 1/2 minutes.
Flip fillets. Cook for 1 and 1/2 minutes
Add a half tablespoon of butter. Cook for 3 minutes.

If adjusting time, keep in mind that the butter will smoke, so only add it for the last three minutes, at the most.

Remove the salmon to a plate with a paper towel. Prepare plates and serve.

Thick salmon pieces will be medium rare, thin ones will be medium to medium well if cooked to these specs. You can always pull the thin end of the salmon off early.