Steamed Salmon With Peas Recipes

STEAMED SALMON WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Make sauce: Combine lime juice through scallion in a small bowl and whisk in oil with a tiny whisk or a fork. Set aside.
• Rub ginger and garlic on the salmon.
• Arrange salmon in a steamer basket coated with spray.
• Run 2 inches of water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Place steamer basket in saucepan, cover and steam 8 minutes.
• Add snow peas to fish, cover again, and steam about 4-5 more minutes until peas are tender crisp.
• Lay out a bed of snow peas on each of 2 dinner plates, top with fish and drizzle sauce over the top.

CREAMED SALMON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pan, add flour and cook over medium heat until light brown and pasty (1-2 minutes).
• Slowly add milk and whisk until all flour bits are broken up. Continue to whisk while milk comes to a boil and thickens, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• When cream sauce is slightly thickened, add salmon and peas and continue to cook until sauce is thickened up and the salmon and peas are heated through. Stir in lemon juice and dill.
• Serve over hot white rice, toasted bread, a hot biscuit or puff pastry.

STEAMED SALMON

Steps:

• Fill a large skillet with water to a depth of 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Place salmon in a bamboo steamer. Cover and place steamer in skillet. Cook until just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately with lemon.

STEAMED SALMON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a large straight-sided skillet or a wok. Line one tier of a large multilayered Chinese bamboo steamer with lettuce leaves.
• Season fish with salt and pepper. Place skin side down in lettuce-lined tier of steamer. Top with parsley, dill sprigs, and thyme. Place second tier over first. Arrange cabbage leaves in steamer, and place one-quarter of the peas in each of the cup-shaped leaves. Dot peas with butter, and sprinkle with chervil. Cover steamer. Place in skillet of boiling water, and steam until fish is opaque, 6 to 10 minutes.
• While fish is cooking, make the sauce. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, chopped dill, and lemon juice. Season with salt.
• When fish and peas are done, transfer one cabbage cup filled with peas and one piece of fish to each plate. Serve sauce on the side.

STEAMED SALMON WITH PEAS AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Run fingers lightly over salmon fillets to check for bones.
• Saute shallots in peanut oil over medium-low heat until lightly cooked, then set aside to cool. Add 1 tablespoon each of chopped parsley and mint. Rub this mixture over the salmon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. This may be done ahead of time. Refrigerate salmon until ready to continue.
• Place 3/4 cup of fish stock in the bottom of a steamer, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Place fish on rack; cover and steam until fish is cooked through. Cooking time will depend on thickness of fillets: plan on 9 minutes per inch of thickness. When fish is done, remove from steamer, and place each fillet on a warm plate. Set aside in a warm place while finishing the recipe.
• While salmon is steaming, coarsely chop eggs and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine remaining 1/4 cup of fish stock with stock from steamer, bring to a simmer, and cook julienned vegetables for 3 minutes. Add peas and cook 1 minute more.
• Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon, leaving juices in pan, and arrange around each salmon fillet.
• Place the saucepan with the juices over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and reduce to approximately 2 tablespoons. Over low heat, whisk in butter, a tablespoon at a time. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add remaining mint and parsley.
• Garnish the fish with chopped eggs, and spoon the butter sauce over the fish and vegetables. Serve with small buttered new potatoes, if desired.