Quick And Easy Smoked Salmon Soup Food

MIMI'S SMOKED SALMON CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, combine the butter, olive oil, onion, garlic, and celery. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until the onions are transparent. Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir well to make a dry roux. Gradually add the chicken broth and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in the potatoes, dill, tarragon, thyme, and paprika. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in the salmon, wine, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer over low heat, uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Mix in the half-and-half and continue to simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not let the chowder boil after adding the half-and-half. Serve hot.

EASY SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon, skin side down, in an 11x7-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with brown sugar, salt and pepper. Drizzle with liquid smoke. Cover and refrigerate for 4-8 hours., Drain salmon, discarding liquid. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until fish flakes easily with a fork, 35-45 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. If desired, serve with capers and lemon slices.

QUICK HOT SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• This can be easily be done outside on a charcoal grill if it has a cover that can be pulled down. Just add the wood chips to the hot coals and place the seasoned fish on the grill which has been oiled. Place the fish not directly over the fire but rather cook over indirect heat to hot smoke efficiently. Pull the cover down and cooksmoke to desired doneness.
• For indoor cooking preheat the oven to 325 degrees and open windows wide.
• Place the soaked chips in the bottom of a heavy duty roasting pan.
• Season the fish with the salt, pepper and sugar. Put the fish, skin side down, on a roasting rack and place the rack into the pan with the chips on the bottom. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Place the pan over the direct heat of the stove top and heat until the chips begin to emit a woodsy odor. Put the covered pan into the oven and hot smoke until done about 20 minutes.
• Serve with roasted new potatoes and creme fraiche and chives.

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON, LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan and add the leeks and bay leaf. Cook over a low heat for 8-10 mins or until the leek is really soft, then stir through the potatoes until coated in the butter. Pour over the stock and cream and bring to the simmer, then gently bubble for 10-15 mins until the potatoes are really tender. If freezing at this stage, slightly under-cook the potatoes, then defrost and bring back to a simmer to finish cooking them and continue the recipe.
• Add two-thirds of the smoked salmon, stir through and season. Serve the soup in deep bowls with the remaining smoked salmon and snipped chives on the top.