Salmon recipes

Sweet miso-marinated salmon with soba noodles

This versatile, oil-rich fish is a popular restaurant choice but you can work wonders with it at home too. Try one of our salmon recipes - from classic dishes such as salmon-en-croûte and salmon tart to Oriental-inspired laksa and sashimi.

Buyer's guide

The salmon group of fish is extensive and can be found in both salt and fresh waters around the globe. The members of this group (which include trout species) are versatile, oil-rich fish with varying flavours and textures. Lesser-known members of the salmon group include char, which resembles trout but has distinguishing markings. This fish has a delicate flavour and was traditionally ‘potted’.

Salmon is a sea-going fish, but starts its life in freshwater. Atlantic salmon is the head of the salmon group. It has a deep-orange flaky oil-rich texture and is easily recognisable due to its heavily-scaled, silver skin and black, speckled back. Other species of salmon are caught in Pacific waters and are sold worldwide: some are canned, others are smoked.

Atlantic salmon was once prolific in the rivers of Northern Europe, but its popularity led to its decline and the fish is now mostly farmed and so is readily available all year. It is sold whole, or as fillets or steaks, both fresh and frozen. It is also available hot- and cold-smoked. The Pacific salmon species are all abundant and can be caught in the wild.

Preparation

Whole salmon are usually gutted: if you’re cooking a whole salmon, the gills should be removed. Salmon fillets usually require skinning; if cooking salmon fillets with the skin on, be sure they’ve been scaled. Pin bones can be removed before or after cooking.

Salmon is a popular choice due to its versatility. It can be grilled, baked, pan-fried, deep-fried or poached and pairs well with many flavours. It is excellent poached and served with hollandaise sauce, or deep-fried as tempura and cooked with Asian flavours such as soy, sesame, chilli and ginger. Cooked whole or as sandwiched whole fillets, salmon is a good fish to use when catering for large numbers.

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Chickpea recipes

Recipes using chickpea

Chickpeas are a small legume popular in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Indian cookery. They are usually sold pre-cooked in cans, or dried; the latter must be soaked before cooking. Chickpea, besan or ‘gram’ flour, made from dried ground chickpeas, is widely used in Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine.

If buying dried chickpeas, look for firm examples with a uniform beige colour. Choose canned chickpeas stored in water, rather than brine.

Storage

Dried chickpeas can be stored in a cool, dark place for up to one year without deterioration. Cooked chickpeas can be frozen.

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Australian Meat Pie

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• ⅔ cup bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 prepared pie shells, 8-inch

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine ground beef, ketchup, onion, salt, milk, breadcrumbs, oregano, and pepper in a bowl.
3. Mix well.
4. Divide mixture into 2 pie shells and bake for about 45 minutes.
5. While the pies are baking, mix together Worcestershire sauce and cheese in another bowl.
6. After about 45 minutes, remove pies from oven.
7. Spread Worcestershire sauce and cheese mixture on top of pie shells.
8. Bake for about 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Serves 6.

Meat pie, with dozens of recipe variations, is considered the Australian national dish.

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Chicken or Mutton Biryani

1 lbs Goat Meat or Chicken cut into small pieces
2 t Garam Masala
1 t ginger / garlic paste
1 cup smooth plain yogurt
4 Red chilies
1/3 cup cashew nuts
2 cups Basmati Rice
½ t cloves
3" cinnamon
1 black cardamon
1 t whole black pepper
2 jalepeneo
Salt to taste
2 large red onions (sliced fine and fried till crisps)
1 cup chopped parsley
1 cup fresh mint
1/2 cup yogurt or 2 key limes
4 T Ghee /Oil
Saffron dissolved in 1 cup milk
1 T Ginger julienne's

yogurt and cucumber raita

Cooking the meat

1. Marinate the meat with yogurt, garam masala and ginger/garlic paste and set aside

2. Heat 4 tablespoons ghee and saute the red chili and cashew nuts. Add the mutton or chicken and cook until the fat separates from the meat and the meat is tender. Then add 1 cup water and cook until meat is tender.

Cooking the rice

1. Heat a small heavy bottom pan and add 1 T of ghee and fry the whole spices and jalepeneo. Remove.
2. In another deep pot boil 7 cups of water and bring to a rolling boil. When the rice is half cooked usually 7 minutes put off the heat and strain the rice
3. Fold in the rice the whole spices and jalepeneo. Add salt to taste.

Preparing the fresh seasonings

1 Mix together the chopped parsley, mint with the fried onion. Set aside.

Layering the rice

1. Take a deep baking dish with a tight lid (the pottery pots are the best) line it with ghee.
2. Spread a layer of rice and cover it with half of the meat. Sprinkle half of the fresh seasonings and yogurt or juice of one key lime.
3. Cover with rice, followed by a mutton layer, then fresh seasonings. Finish with a rice layer. .Sprinkle the rice with saffron milk and dot with ghee.
4. Cover tightly and place in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Garnish with ginger julienne's. Serve hot

Accompaniment

1. Serve with yogurt salad or raita

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Peas Pulao

From my Simple Rice Recipe Collection

T his dish is made instead of plain rice for variety.  It is used as the anchor dish for Indian curries and vegetables. 

This recipe is easy to make, and quick to prepare.  

2 cups (400 g) basmati rice
2 t (30 g) ghee or butter
2.5 cm cinnamon
1 cup green peas fresh or frozen
1 (80 g) onion, sliced
a handful of cashew nuts
a handful of raisins
1 bay leaf
3 peppercorns

Serves: Four

Preparation

• Wash the rice two or three times in fresh water. Then soak for 30 minutes. (optional)
• Bring water equal to 1 ¼ times the volume of rice to the boil in a pot. When boiling add the rice, turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. The rice should be cooked in 8 minutes, when all the liquid should be absorbed. Turn off the heat, remove the rice and spread in a flat dish or pan to cool and dry. Leave for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fry onion until brown. Add cashew nuts and raisins bay leaves and peppercorns and fry for a minute.
• Put the rice on a platter and garnish with the fried seasonings

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Dill Rice

From my Simple Rice Authentic Recipe Collection

This dish makes a delicious main meal or center meal.  Serve with kachumber (diced cucumber, tomato and onion salsa) and lentil soup.

This recipe is easy to make, and quick to prepare.

1 cup (7oz/200) rice
3 t oil
4 cloves
½-1 green chilli, finely chopped (optional)  
1/3 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
1 cup of frozen green peas
salt

Mango pickle is a popular accompaniment to rice in India

Preparation

• Soak the rice for 15 minutes. Wash well and drain.
• Heat the oil in a pot and fry the cloves and chilli.  Add the peas, dill and rice and saute for 1 minute
• Add salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon) and 13/4 cups boiling water, and cook for 9-10 minutes until the rice is perfectly cooked.

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