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Sake Sarada Tsutsumi-yaki Foil-Baked Salmon

Name: Sake Sarada Tsutsumi-yaki Foil-Baked Salmon
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 salmon fillets with skin, about 250 g each (or sea bass, sea bream, yellowtail or trout), halved crosswise; 1 tsp fine salt; 3 medium potatoes, peeled; 1 medium carrot, peeled; ½ medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 Japanese cucumber (or ½ Western cucumber, peeled and seeded), thinly sliced; 1 tsp salt, for the vegetables; 120 ml mayonnaise; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 40 g butter; 4 sheets aluminium foil, 30 cm square; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 6 small fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed

Butterflied salmon draped over a Japanese-style potato salad with salt-wilted onion and cucumber, topped with butter, lemon and shiitake and baked in sealed foil parcels. A descendant of en papillote cooking.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h
Total2 h 25 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

fish

2salmon fillets with skin, about 250 g each (or sea bass, sea bream, yellowtail or trout), halved crosswise
1 tspfine salt

salad stuffing

3medium potatoes, peeled
1medium carrot, peeled
½medium onion, thinly sliced
1Japanese cucumber (or ½ Western cucumber, peeled and seeded), thinly sliced
1 tspsalt, for the vegetables
120 mlmayonnaise
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

parcels

40 gbutter
4 sheetsaluminium foil, 30 cm square
1lemon, thinly sliced
6small fresh shiitake mushrooms, wiped, stems trimmed

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Soy
Fish
Mustard
Birds' eggs (any)
Salmon
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cabbage family (any)
Cucumber
Carrot
Black and white pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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