Pacificsalmonpie Recipes

PACIFIC SALMON PIE

Steps:

• Bring water and salt to a boil, add rice, bring to boil again, cover, reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes, until all water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Grease a 9 inch pie plate with 1 teaspoon margarine.
• Melt remaining margarine in a fry pan.
• Sauté celery and onion about 4 minutes until tender.
• Beat 1 egg with pepper and mix into rice.
• Press rice onto bottom and sides of prepared pie plate to form crust.
• Sprinkle half the cheese over rice.
• Spread with half the celery mixture and salmon.
• Top with remaining celery mixture and cheese.
• Beat together remaining egg, milk, nutmeg, curry powder and cinnamon.
• Pour over ingredients in pie plate.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Cut into 6 wedges.
• Diabetic- 1 wedge; 2 protein choices; 1 starchy choice; 1 fats and oils choice.

SALMON AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and chop.
• In a medium saucepan, cook onions, garlic and butter over medium heat until vegetables become transparent in color.
• Add onion/garlic mixture, salmon and thyme to cooked potatoes. Mash all together with milk, adding just enough to bring about a mashed potato consistency. Spread evenly into pie shell.
• Place second pie shell over top of salmon mixture. Cut slits into the upper shell, then pinch edges of both pie shells together. Bake on lower rack of oven for 45 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLE SALMON PIE

Steps:

• Place eggs, butter, flour and baking powder in processor and process until smooth.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Stir through milk, salmon, onion, cheese, parsley and seasonings.
• Pour mixture into a greased pie plate.
• Bake in moderate oven 180degC (360degF) for 1 hour or until mixture is firm and golden.

SALMON PIE

Steps:

• Wash, peel and half potatoes. Place in a 3 quart saucepan, barely cover the potatoes with water, place cover on the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooking, clean the canned salmon by removing any bones and skin. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the juice from the salmon. Mince onion very fine and prepare pie plate by placing bottom crust in plate.
• When the potatoes are done, drain water from the pan, add the butter, onion, ginger and the reserved juice from the salmon. Mash well, then use electric hand mixer if preferred. Add cleaned salmon, beat well then finally add the egg beating one last time.
• Transfer filling to prepared pie plate, cover with top crust. Cut 5 or 6 vent holes in the top of the crust. If desired, pat top crust with half and half or butter. Bake in preheated 400°F oven for 50-60 minutes. Enjoy!

SALMON PIE

Steps:

• CRUST: Stir together the flour, salt and paprika, then cut in the butter, using a pastry blender if you have one.
• Stir in the cheese (1 cup) and chopped walnuts.
• Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture, and press the remaining mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 25cm (10-inch) pie pan.
• Set crust aside.
• FILLING: Pre-heat oven to 200°C (400°F).
• Drain salmon, reserving liquid. Remove skin and bones, and break salmon into small chunks. Set aside.
• Beat eggs in a bowl, using a rotary beater. Add sour cream, mayo, onion, dill, tabasco and reserved salmon liquid. Stir in cheese and salmon chunks.
• Spoon mixture into pie shell, and sprinkle over the reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until puffy. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.

QUEBEC SALMON PIE

Steps:

• Grease individual casseroles or a nine-inch deep pie plate.
• preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Drain, flake and crush bones from can of salmon.
• Bones are loaded with calcium and should never be discarded.
• Combine potatoes and all other ingredients except salmon.
• Place half the potato mixture in bottom of prepared casseroles or pie plate.
• Cover with salmon.
• Top with remaining potato mixture.
• Prepare sufficient pastry, roll out and cover casserole or pie plate.
• Cut vents for steam to escape.
• Bake in 400 F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly hot and crust is golden brown.
• Hint: Serve with chili sauce or chutney.