Sugar-Seared Salmon with Cream Sauce

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 6-ounce skinless salmon fillets
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup bottled clam juice
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• Chopped green onions

1. Mix sugar and next 3 ingredients in bowl.
2. Brush salmon with water to moisten.
3. Sprinkle salmon on both sides with all of sugar mixture.
4. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add salmon and cook until crusty on outside and just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side.
6. Transfer salmon to plates.
7. Add clam juice and cream to skillet.
8. Boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes.
9. Spoon sauce over salmon.
10. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

sugar, salt, garlic, ground black pepper, salmon, butter, clam juice, whipping cream, green onions

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sugar-seared-salmon-with-cream-sauce-106632 (may not work)