Salmon Parcels With Thai Butter Food

SALMON FILO PARCELS WITH THAI BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix half the butter with the curry paste, lime zest and coriander. Season, wrap in cling film and shape into a log. Chill in the freezer for 20 minutes to firm up.
• Melt the remaining butter in a small pan over a low heat. Trim the filo to rectangles about 18 x 26cm. Brush 1 rectangle with a little butter. Top with another rectangle, brush again with butter and finish with a third filo rectangle. Repeat until you have 4 piles of filo pastry.
• Place a salmon fillet, skinned-side down, in the centre of each filo pile. Cut the Thai butter into discs and put 2 along each fillet. Bring up 2 edges of pastry over the salmon to enclose. Brush the open ends with butter, and fold up and over to seal. Put on a baking sheet and brush with butter.
• Open-freeze for 2 hours until solid, then store in a food bag, label and freeze for up to 2 months.
• To cook, preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6 and put in a baking sheet to heat up. Once hot, put the frozen parcels on the sheet and cook for 25 minutes, until golden. Serve with stir-fried vegetables.

THAI SALMON FILO PARCELS

Steps:

• First of all, in a small bowl, mix together the ginger, lime zest, garlic, coriander and spring onion, then stir in the lime juice. Now melt the butter in a small saucepan, then lay 1 sheet of filo pastry out on a flat surface, brush it all over with some of the melted butter, spread another sheet of filo on top and brush this lightly with melted butter as well. Now position one of the salmon fillets near to one end of the filo, season it and sprinkle half the lime and herb mixture on top. Next, fold the short end of pastry over the salmon, then fold the long sides inwards, roll the salmon over twice more and trim any surplus pastry (it's important not to end up with great wedges of pastry at each end). Wrap the other piece of salmon in exactly the same way and, when you're ready to cook, brush the parcels all over with melted butter, place them on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is brown and crisp. Serve, garnished with sprigs of coriander and wedges of lime to squeeze over.

HOT SALMON PARCEL

Steps:

• Make the stuffing. Trim the spring onions and shred on the diagonal. Halve the chilli lengthways and scrape out the core and seeds. Cut this and the ginger into needle-thin strips. Crush the garlic.
• Heat the oil in a wok, throw in the onions, chilli, ginger and garlic and stir fry over a medium to high heat for 3-4 minutes until softened. Tip in the creamed coconut and stir until it melts and thickens. Add the prawns and toss until they turn pink all over - about 2-3 minutes. Tip into a bowl, season, stir and cool.
• Prepare the salmon. Pull out any pin bones from the flesh. Scrape the blunt edge of a large knife against the skin from tail to head to remove any scales. Rinse under cold running water and pat dry. With a very sharp knife or scalpel, score through the skin of one fillet in criss-cross diagonal lines.
• Cut a sheet of parchment to fit the base of a roasting tray. Lay the paper on a work surface with one long side facing you. Cut four pieces of string, 30cm in length, and lay vertically at equal intervals on the paper. Put the unscored fillet, skin side down, across the string.
• Spread the stuffing over the fillet, pressing down the prawns. Top with the scored fillet, skin side up. Bring the string round the fish and tie on top - position so you can cut either side to give portions of equal size. (The salmon can be made up to this stage the day before and kept, covered, in the fridge. Bring to room temperature before roasting.)
• Put the empty roasting tray in the oven. Preheat the oven to fan 220C/ conventional 240C/ gas 9. Lift the salmon on the paper onto the tray. Roast for 15-20 minutes. Open one of the central slashes with a knife to see if the flesh is cooked. Heat the lime or lemon juice, honey and soy sauce in a small pan. Put the salmon on a serving dish and splash over a little sauce. Leave to rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with chilli and spring onion and serve with the remaining sauce.

THAI SALMON PARCELS

Steps:

• Mix together lime zest through cilantro.
• Lay out 1 sheet of filo and brush with 1/2 Tbs butter.
• Lay 2nd sheet on top and brush with more butter.
• Lay a salmon fillet 2-3 inches from short side of phyllo, season to taste with salt and pepper and put half of lime mixture on top.
• Fold short end of phyllo over salmon, and then fold in the 2 long sides.
• Fold the salmon over twice more, and cut off the remaining pastry.
• Do the same with the other fillet.
• Put the parcels on a greased baking sheet and brush with any remaining butter.
• Bake at 325° 20-25 minutes until brown and crispy.

SOY & BUTTER SALMON PARCELS

Steps:

• Heat the barbecue. If you are using coals, wait until they turn white. If you are indoors, heat a griddle pan. Cut four pieces of foil that will easily wrap a piece of salmon and lay them on the work surface. Spread a little butter onto the centre of each piece of foil to stop the salmon sticking. Lay the salmon on top. Mix the soy with the honey and divide it between the parcels, pouring it over the salmon. Dot any remaining butter on top and then fold the foil around the salmon tightly to make a parcel.
• Put the parcels on the barbecue or griddle and cook for 5-10 mins. Check one parcel to see how it's getting along but be careful - it will be hot. Once the salmon is cooked, open the parcels and scatter some sesame and spring onion into each.
• Mix the cucumber with a few drops of sesame oil and season with a little salt. Serve the salmon with the cucumber salad.

SALMON & SPAGHETTI SUPPER IN A PARCEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions and drain. Cut 4 rectangles of baking parchment off a roll, each twice as long as it is wide. Lay them on a work surface. Toss the spaghetti with the grated courgettes. Divide the spaghetti between the pieces of parchment, then divide the cherry tomatoes between each pile.
• If using salmon, slice lengthways, but keep the fillet together. Place on top of the veg and press sideways so the slices move apart a little. If using chicken, halve each breast through the middle horizontally to give four pieces, then cut each into strips and tip a pile of chicken strips onto each pile of spaghetti.
• Heat the oil and fry the garlic for 1 min, then pour a little garlic oil over each pile. Season with black pepper if your children like it. Bring the two longer sides of parchment up to meet in the middle and fold the ends over and over, working down towards the filling, leaving a little room for the steam to expand the parcel. Flatten the seam down and then fold in each end. Use paper clips to hold the folds, if you like. Lift the parcels onto a baking tray and bake for 10-15 mins. The parcels should puff up as they cook.
• Serve each person a puffed parcel in a shallow bowl and snip it open at the table, staying clear of any steam (and removing any paperclips).

SALMON PARCELS WITH THAI BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix half the butter with the curry paste, lime zest, and coriander. Season, wrap in cling film, and shape into a log. Chill in the freezer for 20 minutes to firm up.
• Melt the remaining butter in a small pan over a low heat. Trim the filo to rectangles about 18X26cm. Brush 1 rectangle with butter. Top with another rectange, brush with butter, and finish with a 3rd layer of filo.
• Place a salmon fillet, skinned side down, in the center of each filo pile. Cut the Thai butter into pieces and put 2 along each fillet. Bring up 2 edges of pastry over the salmon to enclose. Brush the open ends with butter, and fold up and over to seal. Put on a baking sheet and brush with butter.
• Freeze on baking sheet for 2 hours. Store in freezer bag for up to 2 months.
• To cook from frozen, preheat oven to 200 degrees C, and heat a baking sheet. Once sheet is hot, put the frozen salmon pastries on the sheet and cook for 25 minutes until golden.