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Showing posts with label salmon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salmon. Show all posts

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Steamed salmon in tin foil recipe



How to make steamed salmon using tin foil in the oven.

This is a very easy salmon recipe to cook.

Salmon is a very healthy and tasty fish to eat but on many occasions lots of different people have said that they love the taste of salmon but do not know how to cook it, Chef Jeena shows you how to cook salmon the simple way.

It is not always necessary to cook salmon in a fancy way, with some simple seasoning salmon can be very easy to cook and extremely delicious to eat.

Chef uses salt, pepper and dried dill to season this salmon, the dill is optional. The fish is then wrapped in tin foil and baked in a hot oven. Once cooked the salmon is then served with kale and garlic potatoes, you can serve with any side dish of your choice.


Salmon is high in omega oils, Vitamin D, Tryptophan (the happy brain chemical), Selenium and B Vitamins. So as well as being very tasty salmon is very healthy.




Ingredients
2-4 Salmon fillets
Salt
Black pepper
Dried dill (optional)

Picture of fresh salmon seasoned with salt, pepper and dill.



Picture of fork digging into the delicious steam baked salmon.





Recipe - How to make steamed salmon using tin foil in an oven



Unroll some tin foil and place it shiny side down on top of a flat oven tray.

Place a square/rectangle of greased proof paper in the center of the foil.

If there is no grease proof paper at hand the fish can be cooked in the foil alone.



Place salmon fillets in the center of the grease proof paper with a small gap between each fish.


Sprinkle with salt and black pepper and if using the dill sprinkle with dill.
A fresh sprig of dill can also be placed on top of the fish to infuse the salmon instead of using dried dill.



Pull the tin foil up at both ends and fold to seal the foil.

Make sure that there is space inside the foil for the hot air to steam the fish, almost like a foil bag.

If the foil is wrapped to tightly there will be no room for the hot air to steam the fish nicely.




Bake in an oven at gas mark 6-7 for 20 minutes or until cooked.



Serve with blanched green kale leaves and garlic potatoes or side dish of your choice.





To see how to cook a crispy salmon in the oven see:

Oven baked salmon recipe

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Tequila Lime Salmon

New Mexico Crossing Sign


Need a fabulous but easy recipe? Here it is. Marinate your salmon steaks in tequila and lime juice. After a day spent cruising with our friend Joey (no not that kind of cruising, Dear Reader- my life is more tame than you can imagine, trust me) and seeing some of the stunning (dare I say, breathtaking!) overlooks and canyons in northern New Mexico, we turned our little Honda Fit around and jetted back to our casita, hungry, a bit sun washed and giddy (swaying on a high altitude precipice will do that to you).

Once home we raided the refrigerator. As luck (some might say, near-genius) would have it, I had three wild salmon steaks blissfully marinating in tequila, lime juice, and minced garlic. And Joey brought the cutest little perky heads of Belgian endive, a bag of organic spinach, and three flavors of Haagen Daz sorbet for dessert (mango, raspberry, and lemon). Now do you see why I adore him?

Tequila-Lime Salmon Recipe
 
We plated the salmon steaks on a bed of wilted spinach braised with a touch of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and ground pepper, and a hint of balsamic vinegar while Dashing Husband chose to keep his spinach crisp and raw with a scant drizzle of olive oil. Both ways were good! The endive was trimmed and halved then braised in a little olive oil and chopped garlic - this was Joeys contribution, and Babycakes, it was too yummy.

Ingredients:

3 to 4 wild Alaskan salmon steaks
2/3 cup tequila
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
Pinch of organic brown sugar
Dash of GF Worcestershire sauce

Instructions:

Combine the marinade ingredients in a large measuring cup (tequila through Worcestershire). Place the salmon steaks in a wide shallow bowl and pour the marinade over the steaks. Cover, and pop in the fridge.

Go sightseeing for the afternoon.

When you return, put on a pot of brown rice (add Old Bay Seasoning and a dab of olive oil), wash and cut a few vegetables (endive, and spinach, and carrots work) and chop copious amounts of garlic.

Make some ice cold lemonade.

Play music. Talk about life and politics and religion (everything your mother told you not to talk about).

When the rice is done, turn on your oven- 400ºF will work.

Arrange the salmon steaks skin side down on a broiler pan or other shallow baking pan.

Pour the marinade into a saucepan.

Place the salmon in the oven on a rack near the top.

Turn the burner on under the saucepan and start reducing the marinade to make your tequila sauce; keep it at a gentle simmer; stir now and then, between witty repartee and snorts of laughter.

Meanwhile, quickly braise the endive, and the spinach (in two different pans) and saute the carrots (yup, in another pan).

Keep an eye on the salmon steaks while all the braising and sauteing is going on- this is why Chefs get the big bucks. After about 6 minutes, turn the salmon over and cook briefly to crisp the skin. Cook till fork tender, maybe a minute.

Youre ready to plate. Spoon the tequila sauce over the steaks.

Light some candles. Live a little.


More salmon and fish recipes

Shrimp Fried Rice
Salmon & Spinach Goat Cheese Strata
Garlicky Shrimp & Spinach Bake
Pineapple Salmon Brown Rice Bake



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Friday, March 21, 2014

A Salmon and Nettle Tart Dish of the Month

As Nigel Slater says: "there is something deeply satisfying about taking a huge, golden tart to the table, a tart we have made ourselves. A tart we can give to others knowing it will give as much pleasure to them as making it did to us"  There is something even more satisfying in making a tart that includes foraged ingredients such as wild garlic and nettles, free food!

 
Look at this lovely tweet I got from himself! He is very generous with his tweets to Dish of the Month participants. Thanks Nigel, you made my day.

When I went to the freezer, I discovered I only had one salmon fillet left, so used a couple of haddock fillets to bulk out the tart, you would never have been able to tell.  I topped it with some of the Wild Garlic butter I made and froze last month.
I baked the fish in the oven for about 15 minutes and then left it to cool.
Id read in The Foragers Kitchen that you could substitute young nettle tops for spinach, so I donned my rubber gloves and headed round into the back garden to collect some nettles.  Living on a farm means that the fields and hedgerows tend to invade the garden and while this is not great for gardening, it is rather handy for foraging!

 
I made my usual shortcrust pastry recipe  chilled it then baked it blind.  I then added the cooled fish and blanched nettles.  I used 3 eggs, one egg yolk and 300ml of double cream for the custard (Nigel uses 4 eggs and more cream) and then baked the tart for about 25 minutes until the custard had set and was turning golden brown.
I didnt tell anyone about the nettles until they had oohed and ahhed and told me how delicious this tart was.  My mother-in-law surprised me by telling me that she and her step-mother had once gathered nettles and made a nettle broth which she remembered was delicious.

My husband also proclaimed that the tart was even better when we had it cold the next day.  Another success from Nigel Slaters The kitchen diaries II and my entry for Dish of the Month.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

Smoked Salmon with Caviar Appetizer

If you like smoked salmon, youll LOVE this easy spread for crackers, lavash, pita, or tartlets. Smoked salmon has a wonderfully salty, savory flavor, and mixing it with tangy cream cheese tones down the fishiness.  This is the best recipe for smoked salmon with caviar that I really love. 

    Ingredients:
8 oz smoked salmon
8 oz cream cheese softened at room temp
4 tbs mayonnaise 
Caviar for topping
Bread, bagels, crackers, fill boiled eggs with the spread and unsweetened tartlets, or anything else you love to eat it with.  


Add cream cheese, mayo and salmon in the blender. 
Blend it for a minute.  You can add green onion, garlic or dill. I like it plain with out any other addition:)
Spread it into korzinocki (tartlets) and top it with red caviar. 
 Enjoy!!!


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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

SANDRA’S SPICE RUBBED ROASTED KING SALMON FILLETS

The delightful spice rub adds an 
exciting, earthy, and exotic flare 
to these king salmon fillets...
Servings: (2)
Prep: 5 Mins.
Roast: 15 to 20 Mins.

INGREDIENTS

½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon old bay seasoning
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon light olive oil
1 cup sweet onion, julienned --(I used 1/2 of a large Vidalia)
2 (6 oz.) boneless, skin-on king salmon fillets, 1-1/2” thick

Garnish:
1 green onion, finely chopped (green part only)
2 wedges of fresh lime

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

To prepare king salmon, combine first 6 ingredients; rub spice mixture evenly over fillets.


In a glass 8”x8” baking dish, toss the onions with the 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and spread evenly over bottom of dish.  Place the spice-rubbed fillets on top of onions.  Lightly spray all over the fillets with olive oil spray.  


Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, just until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.  (If you’re using thinner/thicker king salmon fillets, reduce/increase roasting time accordingly).  Let fillets rest for 3 minutes for juices to redistribute.

To serve, sprinkle top of fillets with chopped green onion, and wedges of lime to squeeze over king salmon just prior to eating, including adding the roasted onions alongside ~ Enjoy!

Tip:  I served the king salmon fillets with steamed rice and glazed baby carrots.

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