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Donal’s Perfect Poached Salmon


I hope you’re feeling festive food

I hope you’re feeling festive food tubers because we are gonna make a great

tubers because we are gonna make a great

tubers because we are gonna make a great alternative to all that roast meat at

alternative to all that roast meat at

alternative to all that roast meat at Christmas I have got a wonderful oven

Christmas I have got a wonderful oven

Christmas I have got a wonderful oven poached salmon with lots of lovely creme

poached salmon with lots of lovely creme

poached salmon with lots of lovely creme fraiche and dill and a spinach salad

fraiche and dill and a spinach salad

fraiche and dill and a spinach salad this is gonna be beautiful to start it

this is gonna be beautiful to start it

this is gonna be beautiful to start it off I have a beautiful bit of salmon

off I have a beautiful bit of salmon

off I have a beautiful bit of salmon like this it’s got its skin on but what

like this it’s got its skin on but what

like this it’s got its skin on but what we’re going to make underneath it is a

we’re going to make underneath it is a

we’re going to make underneath it is a kind of little nest for it to sit on and

kind of little nest for it to sit on and

kind of little nest for it to sit on and give lots of flavor to it so I have some

give lots of flavor to it so I have some

give lots of flavor to it so I have some lemon I have some onions and I have a

lemon I have some onions and I have a

lemon I have some onions and I have a little bit of dill so I’m just going to

little bit of dill so I’m just going to

little bit of dill so I’m just going to finely slice

finely slice

finely slice all right lemon a little bit of onion so

all right lemon a little bit of onion so

all right lemon a little bit of onion so slice it straight down the center like

slice it straight down the center like

slice it straight down the center like this and then just nice thin slices

this and then just nice thin slices

this and then just nice thin slices spread these across the base like this

spread these across the base like this

spread these across the base like this and this kind of just gives a little

and this kind of just gives a little

and this kind of just gives a little kind of seat or a little kind of thing

kind of seat or a little kind of thing

kind of seat or a little kind of thing to for the salmon to stick its balm on

to for the salmon to stick its balm on

to for the salmon to stick its balm on that’s exactly what I’m looking for and

that’s exactly what I’m looking for and

that’s exactly what I’m looking for and then a good handful of lovely deal

then a good handful of lovely deal

then a good handful of lovely deal sprigs ah that is the smell of

sprigs ah that is the smell of

sprigs ah that is the smell of Scandinavian Christmas for me it’s

Scandinavian Christmas for me it’s

Scandinavian Christmas for me it’s beautiful deal has really fragrant

beautiful deal has really fragrant

beautiful deal has really fragrant really green and it adds great flavor

really green and it adds great flavor

really green and it adds great flavor it’s a perfect herb to add to fish so

it’s a perfect herb to add to fish so

it’s a perfect herb to add to fish so lots of that going in there and then our

lots of that going in there and then our

lots of that going in there and then our salmon gets laid on top a good handful

salmon gets laid on top a good handful

salmon gets laid on top a good handful of salt just to go over the top of this

of salt just to go over the top of this

of salt just to go over the top of this and then a good crack of black pepper

and then a good crack of black pepper

and then a good crack of black pepper so in on top of that I have a good

so in on top of that I have a good

so in on top of that I have a good splash of water going around and just

splash of water going around and just

splash of water going around and just for an extra hit of flavor just a little

for an extra hit of flavor just a little

for an extra hit of flavor just a little glug of wine like that I have few sprigs

glug of wine like that I have few sprigs

glug of wine like that I have few sprigs of dill just like that on top and now

of dill just like that on top and now

of dill just like that on top and now we’re gonna cover this off with a little

we’re gonna cover this off with a little

we’re gonna cover this off with a little bit ten-foot

bit ten-foot

bit ten-foot this is going to create a little steam

this is going to create a little steam

this is going to create a little steam pocket right this goes into the oven for

pocket right this goes into the oven for

pocket right this goes into the oven for about 15 minutes until it’s cooked all

about 15 minutes until it’s cooked all

about 15 minutes until it’s cooked all the way through and then it’s ready to

the way through and then it’s ready to

the way through and then it’s ready to serve now unlike your big roast meat

serve now unlike your big roast meat

serve now unlike your big roast meat what is great about this salmon is that

what is great about this salmon is that

what is great about this salmon is that it cooks very quickly so in the time

it cooks very quickly so in the time

it cooks very quickly so in the time it’s cooking I’m going to make up a

it’s cooking I’m going to make up a

it’s cooking I’m going to make up a little a compliment to go alongside of

little a compliment to go alongside of

little a compliment to go alongside of it so to do that I’m gonna make up my

it so to do that I’m gonna make up my

it so to do that I’m gonna make up my cucumber pickle first so into a bowl

cucumber pickle first so into a bowl

cucumber pickle first so into a bowl like this I have some castor sugar so

like this I have some castor sugar so

like this I have some castor sugar so maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons of sugar on in

maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons of sugar on in

maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons of sugar on in here some cider vinegar and what I need

here some cider vinegar and what I need

here some cider vinegar and what I need to do is basically mix this through just

to do is basically mix this through just

to do is basically mix this through just until the sugar has dissolved and you’ll

until the sugar has dissolved and you’ll

until the sugar has dissolved and you’ll see it change from a kind of cloudy

see it change from a kind of cloudy

see it change from a kind of cloudy mixture into a clear mixture so now that

mixture into a clear mixture so now that

mixture into a clear mixture so now that the sugar is completely dissolved and

the sugar is completely dissolved and

the sugar is completely dissolved and we’ve got a clear mixture what I’m going

we’ve got a clear mixture what I’m going

we’ve got a clear mixture what I’m going to do is slice up some cucumber okay so

to do is slice up some cucumber okay so

to do is slice up some cucumber okay so got all this lovely cucumber going

got all this lovely cucumber going

got all this lovely cucumber going straight into that mixture just to fuse

straight into that mixture just to fuse

straight into that mixture just to fuse thin slices of onion as well and at this

thin slices of onion as well and at this

thin slices of onion as well and at this point you can go in with a little bit of

point you can go in with a little bit of

point you can go in with a little bit of salt and then get your hands involved

salt and then get your hands involved

salt and then get your hands involved and just squish it all together just so

and just squish it all together just so

and just squish it all together just so that it gets really coated in all that

that it gets really coated in all that

that it gets really coated in all that liquid now if you have the time you can

liquid now if you have the time you can

liquid now if you have the time you can leave this overnight and it actually

leave this overnight and it actually

leave this overnight and it actually kind of improves and the cucumber breaks

kind of improves and the cucumber breaks

kind of improves and the cucumber breaks down a little bit and soaks up all the

down a little bit and soaks up all the

down a little bit and soaks up all the flavor that’s the cucumber pickle sorted

flavor that’s the cucumber pickle sorted

flavor that’s the cucumber pickle sorted now we need to talk creme fraiche so

now we need to talk creme fraiche so

now we need to talk creme fraiche so I’ve got a little bit of creme fraiche

I’ve got a little bit of creme fraiche

I’ve got a little bit of creme fraiche which is in the fridge and nearly forgot

which is in the fridge and nearly forgot

which is in the fridge and nearly forgot where it was so a little bit of creme

where it was so a little bit of creme

where it was so a little bit of creme fraiche

fraiche

fraiche I’m knit on No look us up Christmas has

I’m knit on No look us up Christmas has

I’m knit on No look us up Christmas has been ruined ok hang on we just put our

been ruined ok hang on we just put our

been ruined ok hang on we just put our forget it anyway we have the creme we’ve

forget it anyway we have the creme we’ve

forget it anyway we have the creme we’ve got some creme fraiche we’ve got some

got some creme fraiche we’ve got some

got some creme fraiche we’ve got some lemon juice

lemon juice

lemon juice we’ve got dill we’re echoing all the

we’ve got dill we’re echoing all the

we’ve got dill we’re echoing all the flavors that’s in that lovely salmon so

flavors that’s in that lovely salmon so

flavors that’s in that lovely salmon so I’m gonna split our lemon in half we’re

I’m gonna split our lemon in half we’re

I’m gonna split our lemon in half we’re going to take a good handful of that

going to take a good handful of that

going to take a good handful of that deal just give it a good rough chop like

deal just give it a good rough chop like

deal just give it a good rough chop like this and then all I’m gonna do is dump

this and then all I’m gonna do is dump

this and then all I’m gonna do is dump that straight in alongside this creme

that straight in alongside this creme

that straight in alongside this creme fraiche and hit it just with the kind of

fraiche and hit it just with the kind of

fraiche and hit it just with the kind of acidic balance a little bit of lemon

acidic balance a little bit of lemon

acidic balance a little bit of lemon juice so straight through the hands just

juice so straight through the hands just

juice so straight through the hands just to avoid any pits going in there mix all

to avoid any pits going in there mix all

to avoid any pits going in there mix all that deal through and give it a taste

that deal through and give it a taste

that deal through and give it a taste mmm it’s really nice with that lovely

mmm it’s really nice with that lovely

mmm it’s really nice with that lovely hit of citrus lemon enos and that dill

hit of citrus lemon enos and that dill

hit of citrus lemon enos and that dill in there is beautiful as well so just

in there is beautiful as well so just

in there is beautiful as well so just going to set that aside with our

going to set that aside with our

going to set that aside with our cucumber and now

cucumber and now

cucumber and now I’m going to grab my salmon out of the

I’m going to grab my salmon out of the

I’m going to grab my salmon out of the oven at this rather festive good oven

oven at this rather festive good oven

oven at this rather festive good oven glove okay so what we get left with no

glove okay so what we get left with no

glove okay so what we get left with no is a beautifully cooked salmon so just

is a beautifully cooked salmon so just

is a beautifully cooked salmon so just peel off that lovely tinfoil

peel off that lovely tinfoil

peel off that lovely tinfoil the minute that tinfoil comes off you

the minute that tinfoil comes off you

the minute that tinfoil comes off you get hit with that deal you get hit with

get hit with that deal you get hit with

get hit with that deal you get hit with the lemon juice and our white wine and

the lemon juice and our white wine and

the lemon juice and our white wine and the fish has soaked up all that

the fish has soaked up all that

the fish has soaked up all that beautiful liquid now my top tip is when

beautiful liquid now my top tip is when

beautiful liquid now my top tip is when it comes out of the oven leave the

it comes out of the oven leave the

it comes out of the oven leave the tinfoil on for a minute or two just

tinfoil on for a minute or two just

tinfoil on for a minute or two just allows the fish to cook all the way

allows the fish to cook all the way

allows the fish to cook all the way through so we’re just going to carefully

through so we’re just going to carefully

through so we’re just going to carefully slide a little ladle like this on the

slide a little ladle like this on the

slide a little ladle like this on the new fost try not to break it up and that

new fost try not to break it up and that

new fost try not to break it up and that is good enough and ready to serve so I’m

is good enough and ready to serve so I’m

is good enough and ready to serve so I’m just going to serve it with our cucumber

just going to serve it with our cucumber

just going to serve it with our cucumber pickle that lovely creme pressured it is

pickle that lovely creme pressured it is

pickle that lovely creme pressured it is a properly beautiful dish and if you

a properly beautiful dish and if you

a properly beautiful dish and if you like this recipe and you want to see

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