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Bobby Dean here today, and I'm filling in for my mom.
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Can you believe it's already Mother's Day?
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Every time I'm over here at mom's house filming
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and making recipes, I say, I can't believe
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that it's already, and this time, it's Mother's Day.
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I'm gonna make a beautiful baked salmon for you today.
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I think you're really gonna like it.
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It's super simple, super healthy,
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but that's just a happy accident for me.
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I just enjoy the salmon and I like it cooked real simply.
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I'm gonna start by, I've got two eight ounce filets
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of salmon here, and it's skin on.
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So on the bottom of this is a layer of skin,
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so I'm only gonna prep the top side,
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and that's mama's olive oil.
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That's some good stuff.
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So I'm gonna paint the olive oil onto the salmon
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and make sure that it's coated nicely.
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The salmon is so pretty,
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it's such a great source of protein.
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Omega threes, just really good fats.
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It's so good for every aspect of you.
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I love to feed this to my kids.
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This is brain food, man.
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All right, so we've painted on our olive oil.
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It's this simple little salt on top.
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I've got my oven preheated, every oven is different.
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My mom's is, man, it's a furnace,
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so you gotta be careful.
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At my house, when I make this salmon,
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I do it exactly like this and do it parchment paper
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on a baking, sheet into the oven.
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My oven is, I cook it at 425,
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and I do it fast, so it doesn't take a long time.
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You don't wanna overcook the salmon.
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That's really the only way to injure this dish
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is to overcook it and burn it.
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I don't wanna do that.
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You're wondering right now, where's the citrus?
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Well, I do that afterwards.
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Okay, so we're gonna bake the salmon
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with just olive oil and salt.
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We'll put it in the oven right now.
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When it comes out, we'll squeeze some citrus on it
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(speaking in foreign language)
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And then we'll make some couscous.
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So we'll be right back.
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Something that goes really great with salmon is couscous.
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So let's make some couscous.
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This is two and a quarter cups of chickenstock
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Go ahead and get it rolling.
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Okay, I just peeked at the salmon
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in the oven and it looks fantastic.
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So let's go ahead and get the couscous started.
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Couldn't be any simpler.
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Look, there's all kinds of different couscous' out there.
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I just got these from the local grocery store here,
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they come boxed and really simple to cook.
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So whatever kind of couscous you want, make your own choice.
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I've got my water boiling.
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We'll add the couscous, stir it in.
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That's quickly going to thicken.
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And this is the way I do my oatmeal,
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my polenta, everything at home.
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I'm gonna go ahead and turn it off so the heat is off.
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I'm gonna stir in my tomatoes, my green onions,
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and I'm gonna let this sit on the stove top.
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I'm gonna cover it and let it sit on the stove top
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for just a few minutes.
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And the last thing that I will add will be my feta cheese.
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Wonderful, okay, so that's done.
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Let's take one more quick break
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and we'll go back to the salmon.
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I forgot the salt on the couscous.
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Tomatoes, green onions, salt,
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Now I can let it stand.
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So one more quick break and we'll come back to the salmon.
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Let's take a look at this salmon.
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Yeah, gosh, that's gorgeous, perfect timing.
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I'm just gonna drop a pat of butter on each one,
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and pop it back in the oven for just a couple more minutes.
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Ooh, that's gonna be so, so good.
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Oh, I know it's perfect.
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Oh boy, look at that salmon, golden and delicious.
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That butter did its job.
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It's carried into the kitchen.
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Wonderful, gosh, look at that.
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Okay, the lemon juice or lime juice.
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This is fresh squeezed lime.
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I always hold that until after the fish
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comes out of the oven.
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You could do it before, I suppose, I've done it both ways
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but I prefer my citrus on top after it's cooked.
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Yes, now the skin, you might be wondering about the skin.
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The skin on the bottom, it will easily peel right off.
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Or you could just eat it, you know?
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The parchment paper did its trick too.
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That skin stayed on, that beautiful filet
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of salmon peeled right off.
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This is just my favorite thing on the planet, I think.
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Look it, how beautiful.
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All right, the couscous
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That could benefit from a little butter I'll bet.
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All right, recipe calls for a cup of feta cheese.
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If you don't like feta, if you have a different preference,
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I'm not a big fan of goat.
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I think feta is wonderful.
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Gonna marry that in, couscous and salmon.
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It's a great combination of things.
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One is just super great healthy protein,
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and the other is really high in calories,
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and I think they compliment one another quite nicely.
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The couscous, you can make it however you like.
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I made it with tomato, green onion,
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the salmon I just painted with olive oil,
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a little bit of salt, and one more
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little pinch of fresh salt right there at the end.
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Put a little pad of butter on the salmon
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and put it back in the oven for about three minutes.
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And that butter melted on top and became golden brown,
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and wonderful looking.
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Look at that dish, ooh, all day long.
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Let's see how that salmon looks.
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I could eat it every day, I love it.
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If you're not a big fan of fish,
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this is a great recipe for you to try.
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Maybe it'll turn you on.
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Do great things that go great together,
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Salmon couscous, I'm gonna finish this plate.
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Happy Mother's Day to you and your family
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and we'll see you next time.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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