
Salmon with Peas in Coconut Milk
by
Chef Mary Risley of Tante Marie's Cooking School
Recipe Summary
Servings:
4Prep Time:
20 minutesTotal Time:
40 minutesDifficulty:
Medium
| Amount | Ingredients | ChefsBest Award Winners |
| 4 (4- to 6-ounce) | salmon fillets or steaks | |
| To season | salt and pepper | |
| 2 tablespoons | vegetable oil | |
| 1 1/2 pounds | peas | Birds Eye Foods |
| 1 tablespoon | butter | Land O Lakes |
| 1 | shallot, minced | |
| 1 tablespoon | grated ginger | |
| 1 cup | coconut milk | |
| 2 tablespoons | chopped fresh basil | |
| 2 tablespoons | chopped fresh mint | |
| 3 tablespoons | lime juice | Sicilia |
| To taste | salt and pepper | |
| 3 tablespoons | oil | |
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and rub with the vegetable oil. Set aside to come to room temperature.
- Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil over medium-high flame. Add the peas and cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water to stop cooking and set aside.
- Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium flame. Add the shallot and ginger and sauté for 3-4 minutes until softened.
- Stir in the coconut milk reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for a minute. Add the cooked peas, basil, mint and lime juice and simmer for another 2 minutes, or until peas are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside and hold warm.
- Heat an ovenproof sauté pan on top of the stove until smoking hot. Add the oil and carefully place the salmon pieces in the pan, light-side-down, sear until the bottom is golden. Place the entire in the preheated oven to finish cooking the fish, 6 to 8 more minutes. The fish is ready when it is firm to the touch.
- To serve, spoons some of the pea mixture onto service plates and place a piece of salmon on top of the peas so the golden side is up.
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