Salmon Papillotes With Caramelized Onions And Currants Recipes

SALMON PAPILLOTES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND CURRANTS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan warm brandy over moderate heat and add currants. Remove pan from heat. Let mixture stand, covered, 20 minutes.
• Halve onions lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. In a large skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook onions, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook onions, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 15 minutes more. Add currant mixture, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool. Caramelized onions may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• Fold each parchment piece in half crosswise and cut each piece to make a large rounded heart shape. (Folded piece should be at least 2 inches larger all around than salmon fillet.) Open a parchment "heart" and put a salmon fillet in middle of one side. Sprinkle fillet with 1 tablespoon wine and salt and pepper to taste. Spread one fourth caramelized onions on fillet and fold other side of parchment over. Beginning at bottom end of center crease, in overlapping 1-inch segments fold edges of parchment, crimping as you go, to form a tight seal. Make 3 more papillotes in same manner. Papillotes may be made up to this point 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
• Put papillotes on a large baking sheet and bake 9 to 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted through parchment and into fish slides out smoothly.
• Serve papillotes immediately, cutting them open at table.

SALMON WITH ORECCHIETTE, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, AND HORSERADISH CRE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onions and saute until deep golden brown, about 28 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Boil cream and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in horseradish.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Caramelized onions and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Cook broccoli rabe in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Using tongs, transfer to plate.
• Reserve cooking water.
• Cut broccoli rabe lengthwise in half, then chop coarsely crosswise.
• Return water in pot to boil.
• Add pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to same pot.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil, caramelized onions, broccoli rabe, Parmesan cheese, and 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid.
• Toss pasta mixture over medium-high heat until heated through, adding remaining reserved cooking liquid if pasta is dry, about 5 minutes.
• Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Add salmon to skillet, skin side up, and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes.
• Turn salmon over and cook until skin is golden brown and crisp and salmon is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer.
• Bring horseradish sauce to simmer.
• Divide pasta mixture among 4 plates.
• Top with salmon, skin side down.
• Spoon horseradish sauce over salmon and serve.

SPICY SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine the black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, minced garlic, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon of olive oil to make a paste. Spread the paste all over the salmon fillets, and set aside to marinate at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until tender and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Heat a separate non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the salmon fillets in the hot skillet until golden brown on each side, and no longer translucent in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Pour the browned onions and olive oil over the salmon fillets to serve.

SALMON EN PAPILLOTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut two 15-by-24-inch pieces of parchment. Fold each in half crosswise like a book, then cut each into a heart shape. Open the hearts and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl, stir to combine the olives, capers, shallot, bell pepper, leeks and garlic. Add the vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil; stir to coat. Season lightly with salt and pepper--the capers and olives add their own saltiness to the mixture.
• Season both sides of each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Place 1 fillet near the fold of each parchment heart. Drizzle each fillet with 1 tablespoon each olive oil and sambuca. Place 1 bay leaf on each fillet then top evenly with the olive mixture.
• Fold the halves of each heart together, crimping along the edge from top to bottom. When you reach the pointed end, twist it to shut each packet.
• Bake the packets on the baking sheet until they are slightly puffed and the salmon is cooked, 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, place on plates and carefully cut open the packets at the table.

SALMON EN PAPILLOTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut a large sheet of aluminum foil into four 8-inch square pieces. Place 1 salmon fillet on each piece of foil; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over fillets. Sprinkle dill fronds on top. Place 1 lemon slice over each fillet.
• Lift up ends of aluminum foil and fold together to create packets around salmon fillets. Transfer packets to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.
• Combine creme fraiche, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until sauce is heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Open foil packets carefully. Pour sauce over salmon.

SALMON WITH ORECCHIETTE, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, AND HORSERADISH CREAM

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until deep golden brown, about 28 minutes. Set aside.
• Boil cream and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in horseradish. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Caramelized onions and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Cook broccoli rabe in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using tongs, transfer to plate. Reserve cooking water. Cut broccoli rabe lengthwise in half, then chop coarsely crosswise. Return water in pot to boil. Add pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to same pot. Add 2 tablespoons oil, caramelized onions, broccoli rabe, Parmesan cheese, and 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid. Toss pasta mixture over medium-high heat until heated through, adding remaining reserved cooking liquid if pasta is dry, about 5 minutes. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add salmon to skillet, skin side up, and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn salmon over and cook until skin is golden brown and crisp and salmon is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer.
• Bring horseradish sauce to simmer. Divide pasta mixture among 4 plates. Top with salmon, skin side down. Spoon horseradish sauce over salmon and serve.
• *Available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

CARLY'S SALMON EN PAPILLOTE (IN PAPER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rinse salmon fillets in cold water, place onto a plate, and squeeze a lemon over the salmon. Sprinkle fillets with salt and black pepper.
• Fold a piece of parchment paper in half crosswise, and center a salmon fillet on one side of the paper. Place 1 or 2 lemon slices on top of the salmon, and surround with 2 cut-up asparagus spears. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of green onion over the lemon slices, and fold the parchment paper over the salmon. Fold the edges of the paper over several times, all around the open edges, to seal the salmon into a parchment paper envelope. (Do not tape the parchment paper closed.) Place the sealed envelopes onto a baking sheet, and brush the tops of each packet with about 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the asparagus is tender and the salmon is opaque and slightly flaky, 20 to 25 minutes. To serve, place a packet onto a plate, and cut open the paper to release the aroma.

SALMON PAPILLOTES WITH FENNEL, POTATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Place a large baking sheet on bottom rack of oven and remove any other racks. Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Halve fennel bulb lengthwise. Remove most of core, leaving enough intact to keep layers together when sliced.
• Using manual slicer, cut fennel bulb (lengthwise), carrots (diagonally), and potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices, keeping vegetables separate.
• Blanch vegetables, separately, in salted boiling water: fennel 2 minutes, carrots 1 minute, potatoes 2 minutes. Transfer fennel and carrots with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water, then drain well. Drain potatoes.
• Toss fennel and carrots with olives, zest, thyme, half of garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss potatoes with remaining oil and garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide potato mixture among centers of parchment squares. Season salmon with salt and pepper and place on top of potatoes, then top salmon with fennel mixture.
• Gather sides of parchment up over fennel mixture to form a pouch, leaving no openings, and tie tightly with string. 3Place packages directly on hot baking sheet in oven and cook 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

ROASTED SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND FIGS

Steps:

• Swirl olive oil in bottom of medium nonstick skillet.
• Add onions and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Remove cover and cook, stirring often, until onions are golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in figs, wine, broth, vinegar and fresh rosemary.
• Increase heat to high and simmer until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Keep warm.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place on lightly oiled heavy baking sheet.
• Roast for 7 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes.
• Sprinkle salmon with parsley.
• Serve over fig sauce.
• This recipe can be doubled or tripled.

SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Steam carrots in micro for 2 minutes. Drain.
• In large skillet that can be covered, heat oil and butter over medium heat until hot. Add onions, carrots and garlic. Saute vegetables until they begin to brown, but not burn! Add 1/4 cup white wine.
• Place salmon filets on top of vegetables and sprinkle with salt, pepper and dill weed.
• Cover skillet and steam salmon approx 15 minutes or until flaky. Remove salmon to platter and pour vegetables and juice over all.

SALMON PAPILLOTES WITH FENNEL, POTATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Special equipment: a mandoline or other manual slicer, 4 pieces parchment paper, kitchen string Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Halve fennel bulb lengthwise.
• Remove most of core, leaving enough intact to keep layers together when sliced.
• Using manual slicer, cut fennel bulb (lengthwise), carrots (diagonally), and potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices, keeping vegetables separate.
• Blanch vegetables, separately, in salted boiling water: fennel 2 minutes, carrots 1 minute, potatoes 2 minutes.
• Transfer fennel and carrots with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water then drain well.
• Drain potatoes.
• Toss fennel and carrots with olives, zest, thyme, half of garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste.
• Toss potatoes with remaining oil and garlic and salt and pepper, to taste.
• Fold the parchment paper in half along the longest side.
• Divide potato mixture among centers of parchment squares.
• Season salmon with salt and pepper and place on top of potatoes, then top salmon the fennel mixture.
• Add a pat of butter to the package and a squeeze of lemon juice.
• Fold the parchment paper up over fennel mixture and crimp the edges.
• Place packages directly on hot baking sheet in oven and cook 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.