Slow Cooked Salmon Recipes

SLOW-COOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225°F (100°C).
• Season salmon with salt and pepper and place in an ovenproof baking dish.
• Combine beer, tarragon, lemon juice, onion, peppercorns and olive oil in a pot. Bring to boil and reduce by half. Pour over salmon.
• Bake for 20 minutes, basting once, or until salmon is cooked but still slightly pink in centre.
• Place salmon on serving plate. Pour basting liquid into pot on high heat. Reduce until about 1/4 cup (50 mL) remains. Pour in cream, bring to boil and boil until thickened, about 2 minutes. Drizzle over salmon before serving. Garnish with parsley.

SLOW COOKED SALMON

Steps:

• To marinate salmon, put a large piece of aluminum foil on work surface.
• In a small cup or bowl whisk together lime juice and cognac.
• Rub both sides of salmon steaks with mixture.
• In another cup or bowl combine sugar, salt and pepper and then rub both sides of each salmon steak with about 2 teaspoons of the mixture.
• Lay half of the dill in the center ofthe aluminum foil and then place steaks over the dill and then place remainder of the dill on top of the steaks. Pull foil over salmon and seal to form package. Cover foil package with a plate or heavy weight and refrigerate for 24 - 48 hours.
• 2 hours before serving or thirty minutes before starting to cook the salmon, pour oil into the insert of the slow cooker and preheat it on High with cover on.
• Remove salmon from foil and discard dill and with a damp towel wipe seasonings off fish.
• Place the salmon steaks in one layer in slow cooker. Cook on high for 90 minutes - check temperature - it should read 140-degrees F. DO NOT OPEN COVER OR CHECK FISH FOR 90 MINUTES.
• Serve fish with mustard dill sauce (recipe is below).
• To make the mustard dill sauce: whisk sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.

SIMPLE POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 45 minutes., Carefully place fillets in liquid; add additional warm water (120° to 130°) to cover if needed. Cook, covered, just until fish flakes easily with a fork (a thermometer inserted in fish should read at least 145°), 45-55 minutes. Remove fish from cooking liquid. Serve warm or cold with lemon wedges.