Name: Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Instant Pot; 250 g Lemon Pepper Salmon

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Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon. A delicious way to cook frozen salmon in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. No prep just load up your Instant Pot and come back serve when it beeps.

Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon
Can You Cook Frozen Salmon In The Instant Pot?
Instant Pot Frozen Salmon
How To Steam Frozen Salmon?
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Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon Recipe
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Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon

I love steaming salmon in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. In fact, Instant Pot Salmon was one of my first ever recipes that I created back in the January of 2017 when I first got an electric pressure cooker. I would cook it with Instant Pot Broccoli, and it was my dream healthy lunch.

But sadly, salmon has gone up a lot in price since 2017 here in Portugal and now I consider it such a luxury that I hardly ever buy it.

I was shopping in my local English supermarket a couple of months ago and they had an amazing deal on frozen lemon pepper salmon, that I just had to get some and try it out in the Instant Pot.

Dominic was not too keen on the idea of lemon pepper salmon and was rolling his eyes at me, the way that a chef does at a non-chef.

As a chef, they are taught that salmon is special and that salmon is at its best, if perfectly cooked it should be served lightly seasoned with salt and pepper.

That no such marinade, should go anywhere near salmon as it takes the attention away from the salmon.

When I finished cooking my Instant Pot lemon pepper salmon, I let Dominic try it. Expecting some sort of argument he told me how nice it was and we agreed we need to cook Instant Pot lemon pepper salmon regularly from now on.

It cost us 5,00€ for 2 portions so much more affordable then fresh salmon.

Can You Cook Frozen Salmon In The Instant Pot?

Absolutely! It only requires a couple more minutes compared to cooking fresh salmon in the Instant Pot and tastes just as nice. You could serve Instant Pot Salmon to your family and friends and they will never know that it started off as frozen, especially with how good it tastes.

Instant Pot Frozen Salmon

If you’re with me on the idea of cooking frozen salmon in the Instant Pot and as a way to enjoy salmon but without the high price tag, then you will love just how easy it is to cook Instant Pot Frozen Salmon.

The great thing about cooking frozen salmon compared to fresh is that it is:

Already boned and skinned
Already seasoned

It is like cooking frozen vegetables in the Instant Pot, where you just add them to the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and let the pressure cooker do the work for you.

How To Steam Frozen Salmon?

Regardless to whether you have bought marinated frozen salmon or just simple salmon steaks, the cooking process remains the same.

Sit the salmon steaks on the trivet
Place a cup of cold water to the bottom of the Instant Pot
Cook on the steam setting
Serve

There isn’t anything else to it. Steaming frozen salmon in the Instant Pot is so fast too with my recipe for Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon taking JUST 4 minutes!

Fresh Salmon On RecipeThis.com:

Instant Pot | Instant Pot Speedy Salmon & Broccoli recipe from RecipeThis.com

We also have a delicious recipe for Instant Pot Salmon on the blog that uses fresh salmon rather than frozen salmon. If you don’t have frozen or happen to defrost the salmon that you have bought first, then try out this recipe instead. Plus, with this version, you have the option of loading it up with broccoli and potatoes too.

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Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon

By: Sam & Dom

Instant Pot Frozen Lemon Pepper Salmon. A delicious way to cook frozen salmon in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. No prep just load up your Instant Pot and come back serve when it beeps.

Prep Time: 1

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 5

Servings:

Ingredients

Kitchen Gadgets:

▢ Instant Pot

Recipe Ingredients:

▢ 250 g Lemon Pepper Salmon

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

Place 1 cup of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot inner pot.
Add the trivet and place the frozen lemon pepper salmon directly onto the trivet.
Place the lid on the Instant Pot, set the valve to sealing and cook for 4 minutes on the steam setting.
Manually release pressure and serve.

Notes

We cooked our frozen lemon pepper salmon, while still in its sealed vacuum pack. It’s the same packaging you would use if you cooked it in the microwave or in a sous vide. It improves the taste because the marinade is staying with the salmon and not disappearing into the bottom of the Instant Pot.

The pieces of frozen salmon that we cooked, were each 125g each which is perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. We served our lemon pepper chicken with some broccoli and kale that had been made into rice (think cauliflower rice), but you could serve it with whatever you like.