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    Home » Instant Pot

    How to cook FISH in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish

    559 · Apr 15, 2019 · 12 Comments

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    I often pressure cook some fish in the Instant Pot just to have in the fridge for salads. I've been meaning to post this for ages so here it is finally: How to cook FISH in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish.

    This method is super easy and it even works for frozen fish.

    COOK FOR ONE OR FOR 5-6-7-8...

    Just scale it up.

    Use the same parcel for all the fish or different parcels for different flavours.

    I wrap the fish in parchment paper parcels, you can keep flavours in that way and the heat gets in faster than with foil.

    Parchment paper, baking parchment, baking paper, greaseproof paper... different names for the same thing.

    Chances are you already have some at home.

    I always wet the parchment paper to help the heat get through, then wring it out by scrunching it up and stretch it out again.

    Then place the fish fillets on it.

    I add the flavours I want.

    Usually lemon and sea salt.

    Sometimes I add olives, sometimes tomatoes, whatever I fancy.

    It's super easy, I need to cook more fish at a time really as it's just as easy and convenient as eggs to have in the fridge for snacks, salads, etc. 

    You can do this for all kinds of fish.

    Play with the flavours: my daughter loves when I do parcels of hake with soy sauce and lime juice for her.

    Someone suggested sweet chilli sauce recently too which I really want to try.

    For a dish that uses fish a different way, check out my Instant Pot Prawn, Trout and Pea Risotto.

    Have you joined my Pressure Cooking UK with Feisty Tapas Facebook group?

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    Dampen the parchment paper under the tap. Scrunch it up to get rid of excess moisture. Stretch it out again.

    How to cook fish in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish - a fantastic method that is super easy

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    Place the fish inside with any other ingredients you want to add. I love using at the very least a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and a couple of twists of the black pepper mill. Lemon is good too. Play with the flavours. How about some harissa paste or aioli?

    How to cook fish in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish - cook it in parcels, add flavours. A super easy method too cook fish any time

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    250 ml water from the cold tap in the inner pot. Trivet in place. Parcels on the trivet.

    How to cook fish in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish. Super easy Instant Pot method to cook fish in no time, keeping all the flavours in

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    Make sure the sealing ring is in place properly, press it down following the circumference to make sure. Lock lid in. Steam release handle pointing to Sealing.

    How to cook fish in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish. Easy method to cook fish any time of the week

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    3 minutes on Steam, steam release handle pointing to Sealing, with quick release (the quick release I tend to do 1-2 minutes later because I forget, I'm busy doing other things...).

    How to cook fish in the Instant Pot - Salmon, white fish, any fish. Cooked salmon ready to go. Cook it in batches so that you have fish in the fridge any time for salads, perfect for work and al desko lunches

    Note: Timings for fish are always going to depend a bit on the thickness of the fillet. If your fish is really thick, you could add a bit of time

    How to pressure cook fish in the Instant Pot - salmon, white fish, any fish

    How to pressure cook fish in the Instant Pot - salmon, white fish, any fish

    Pressure cooking fish in your Instant Pot couldn't be easier. Just follow these simple instructions and play with the flavours. This even works for frozen fish. COOK FOR ONE OR FOR 5. Use the same parcel for all the fish or different parcels for different flavours.
    Parchment paper, baking parchment, baking paper, greaseproof paper... different names for the same thing.
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    Prep Time 2 mins
    Course Main Course

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 fillets fish (salmon, sea bass, haddock, cod, etc)
    • 250 ml water

    Instructions
     

    • Dampen the parchment paper under the tap. Scrunch it up to get rid of excess moisture. Stretch it out again.
    • Place the fish inside with any other ingredients you want to add. I love using at the very least a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and a couple of twists of the black pepper mill. Lemon is good too. Play with the flavours. How about some harissa paste or aioli?
    • 250 ml water from the cold tap in the inner pot. Trivet in place. Parcels on the trivet.
    • Make sure the sealing ring is in place properly, press it down following the circumference to make sure. Lock lid in. Steam release handle pointing to Sealing.
    • 3 minutes on Steam, steam release handle pointing to Sealing, with quick release (the quick release I tend to do 1-2 minutes later because I forget, I'm busy doing other things...).

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    Notes

    Note: Timings for fish are always going to depend a bit on the thickness of the fillet. If your fish is really thick, you could add a bit of time
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    Comments

    1. Yasmin says

      May 22, 2019 at 12:52 pm

      This is brilliant! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Barbara says

        February 28, 2020 at 2:47 pm

        I need to get some rose harissa to go with some salmon.

        Reply
        • Maria says

          March 11, 2020 at 5:08 pm

          Great idea Barbara! Let me know how you get on when you do

          Reply
      • Laura Ingram says

        April 04, 2021 at 12:38 am

        My favorite way to fix salmon (I’m trying it with cod tonight) is to slice it part way through, add soy sauce and tuck the cuts with pink ginger (sushi ginger) (though any ginger will do if you don’t care for the sweetness of sushi ginger) SO YUMMY! The important thing to know, is that I HATE fish. This fixes it! I usually cook it in the oven for 15 minutes at 350f. I’ll try the cod tonight in the IP and let you know how it goes.

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    2. Barry Hill says

      April 22, 2020 at 4:48 pm

      Are the timings longer for frozen fish? Or is it better to defrost?

      Reply
      • Maria says

        April 23, 2020 at 11:40 am

        Same, it will just take longer to reach pressure

        Reply
    3. David Keely says

      August 29, 2020 at 11:00 pm

      5 stars
      Tried today-used Himalayan salt,ground black pepper,lemon herb spice,so yummy, CAUTION if cooking from frozen when lifting parcel out there will be water in the parcel, from defrosting so take care( I split everywhere)
      Thank you Maria

      Reply
    4. Kay says

      October 08, 2020 at 2:10 am

      5 stars
      This worked perfectly. I only cooked it for 2 minutes because it was small fillets of Perch. Came out cooked to perfection with no oven. Super quick too. Thank you!

      Reply
    5. Cathy Mc says

      September 24, 2021 at 8:14 am

      5 stars
      You have just reminded me I have some frozen salmon in the freezer, will pop it in the instant pot now and have this for lunch.
      Great easy recipe.

      Reply
    6. Viv oconnor says

      October 23, 2021 at 8:40 am

      Thank you, loads of fish in the freezer I keep meaning to cook and then stumped for what to do with it.

      Reply
    7. Miranda says

      August 13, 2022 at 12:45 pm

      I just used this method as a baseline for two lightly smoked mackerel fillets from the chilled sections Sainsbury's. I followed your method but I gave it an Asian flavour, I spread a thin layer of Sainsbury’s garlic-ginger paste on the flesh side, a drizzle of soy sauce and I sprinkled over it a single, chopped spring onion. It worked PERFECTLY. Thank you! I’ve been wanting to make fish in my instant pot mini for ages and couldn’t find a good baseline method until now. Have you tried steaming fish fillets for two minutes? Would it work?

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      • Maria says

        August 16, 2022 at 5:24 pm

        I'm so glad it worked well. You could try steaming for less time but it will always depend on the thickness, at least you can add time, you can never take it away. Let us know how you get on, Maria

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