We really love seafood, I mean almost any kind, from fish to shellfish
We just can’t get enough
That’s what made us come up with this recipe
Why not take the best of both fish and shellfish and put them together?
We had a nice large salmon filet and a pound of blue crab claw meat
Sounds like an awesome dinner to me!
Let’s start with the salmon
We have about a 2 pound skinless filet
We are removing the belly fat
The belly fat is very oily and can have a strong flavor
By the way your dog will love you if you cook some of this up for a treat
Next we will cut the filet into even portions
I was able to get four
Put a slit down the center of each filet, being careful not to cut all the way through
This will make a pocket for the crab mixture
Well now that I brought it up let’s talk about the crab mixture
I have 1 pound of blue crab claw meat that came in a container from my local fish market
You can use claw meat or lump crab meat, it doesn’t matter
Place your crab in a large bowl
I like to pick through the crab to ensure no shells were left behind
Next we will need 1 large egg whisked, 1/2 cup of Panko (Japanese breadcrumb), 1/2 a lemon (juice and zest), 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon each of kosher salt and ground black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon each of Old Bay seasoning and cayenne pepper and around 1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley
Add all these ingredients into the bowl of crab
Gently fold everybody together
Preheat your oven to 375 F
Using a 1/2 cup measure scoop filling out of the bowl and place it on each fillet
Push it into the pocket as much as you can, form the crab outside into an oval
If there is any leftover crab mixture add it equally across each filet (or form a patty, fry it and eat it yourself without telling anyone else in your family)
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Sprinkle the tops with a little paprika
Place in your preheated oven and start a timer for 10 minutes
As my salmon was cooking I came to a horrifying realization
Originally I wanted to grate some garlic into the crab mixture but I forgot
Somewhere a chef has lost his wings
The Earth might actually implode
Well that would be a glass half empty type of thought and I’m a glass half full kind of guy
I decided to make a butter and garlic basting sauce for the salmon (in fact this turned out better)
Melt 4 tablespoons of butter, grate 3 garlic cloves and mix them together
At the 10 minute mark, remove your salmon from the oven and baste each filet with the butter and garlic
Place the salmon back into the oven and cook another 8-10 minutes or until a knife inserted into the thickest part slides in easily
Let the salmon rest a couple minutes
We served this over a bed of spring mix
Enjoy!!!
Simply Sundays! ~ Salmon Stuffed with Crab
Ingredients
2 pound skinless salmon filet
1 pound of crab meat (we used blue crab claw meat)
1 large egg
1/2 cup of Panko (Japanese breadcrumb)
1/2 of a lemon (juice and zest)
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon each of kosher salt and ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon each of Old Bay seasoning and cayenne pepper
1/4 cup of fresh chopped parsley
4 tablespoons of butter
3 grated garlic cloves
paprika for sprinkling
Directions
Remove the belly fat from the filet Next cut the fish into even portions. Put a slit down the center of each filet, being careful not to cut all the way through. This will make a pocket for the crab mixture
Place the crab meat into a large bowl. Pick through the crab to ensure no shells were left behind then add 1 large egg whisked, 1/2 cup of Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), 1/2 a lemon (juice and zest), 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon each of kosher salt and ground black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon each of Old Bay seasoning and cayenne pepper and around 1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley. Gently fold everybody together
Preheat your oven to 375 F. Using a 1/2 cup measure scoop the filling out of the bowl and place it on each fillet. Push it into the pocket as much as you can, form the crab outside into an oval
If there is any leftover crab mixture add it equally across each filet. Sprinkle the tops with a little paprika and place in your preheated oven . Start a timer for 10 minutes
Melt 4 tablespoons of butter, grate 3 garlic cloves and mix them together
At the 10 minute mark, remove your salmon from the oven and baste each filet with the butter and garlic. Place the salmon back into the oven and cook another 8-10 minutes or until a knife inserted into the thickest part slides in easily
Tools used in this recipe
Royal Classique Steel Measuring Cups
Pyrex Prepware 4-Quart Rimmed Mixing Bowl, Clear
Architec Gripperwood Cutting Board
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