How to make thriller writer Stephen King’s world-famous salmon
Twitter is also bursting with recipes and culinary tips. But this recipe was quite unexpected: thriller writer Stephen King shared his recipe for oven-baked salmon. Response: ‘This is the scariest thing you have ever written.’
When Stephen King isn’t busy scaring everyone witless with his unbelievably creepy (and fantastically good) books, he grumbles about Donald Trump on Twitter. His timeline also features book recommendations for thrillers by fellow authors, and you can trust those blindly. But in April, friends and foes alike were given a real fright, because that was when Stephen King posted his recipe for salmon from the microwave.
Dinner: Get a nice salmon filet at the supermarket, not too big.
Put some olive oil and lemon juice on it.
Wrap it in damp paper towels.
Nuke it in the microwave for 3 minutes or so.
Eat it.
Maybe add a salad.— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 20, 2022
Don’t slay it
The instructions are simple: coat the salmon with olive oil and lemon juice, wrap it in damp paper towels and blast it in the microwave for three minutes. Add a little salad, and you’re done. Uh, wait? Is that a good idea? According to the maestro himself, it is—he says he eats it regularly. Fans are enthusiastic: they make his recipe and add all kinds of things to it, such as fennel, dill and tomatoes. And to everyone who criticizes his recipe, King responds: don’t slay it unless you’ve tried it.
