Smoked Salmon Kedgeree Food

EASY SPICED SALMON KEDGEREE

Steps:

• Throw the rice into a large heavy-based saucepan, pour over 700ml/11⁄4 pints water and sprinkle in a good shake of salt. Cover and bring to the boil, then remove the lid and allow all the water to be absorbed - this should take about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover again and allow to steam dry.
• Melt half the butter with the oil in a large frying pan. Stir in the curry paste and cook until you start to smell the wonderful aromas.Now add the onion and cook until softened and beginning to brown.
• Next throw in your rice and quickly stir to make sure all the buttery juices are absorbed and the rice is heated through. Now mix in the salmon, eggs, spring onions and lime juice. Stir gently, chuck in the herbs along with cubes of the remaining butter and serve in warm bowls.

SMOKED SALMON KEDGEREE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, heat the butter in a large pan, then tip in the onions, garlic, ginger, spices and bay. Fry over medium heat for 8-10 mins until the onions colour. Stir in the purée, curry powder and coriander stalks, then cook for a few mins until everything is sticky. Pour in the stock and cream, season, stir well, then bring to the boil. Gently simmer for 15 mins until reduced by half. Strain through a sieve into a container. Keep covered in the fridge for up to two days.
• Rinse the rice in several changes of water, then put in a pan with enough cold water to cover it by 1.5cm. Cover the pan, then place over a high heat. Bring to a fast boil, stir, return the lid, turn heat to minimum, then leave the pan for 2 mins. Turn the heat off; leave for a further 10 mins. If making ahead, cool quickly, then refrigerate.
• On the day, poach the eggs, then set aside. Roughly chop the salmon and coriander leaves. Reheat rice until piping hot. Heat sauce until simmering, then stir in the rice. Stir though salmon and most of the coriander. Spoon into bowls

HOT-SMOKED SALMON KEDGEREE

Steps:

• Put a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the cumin and coriander seeds and stir until they begin to pop. Be careful not to burn them. Crush to a fine powder in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar.
• In the same pan, warm the oil over a medium heat. Add the onions and salt and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Add the ground spices, including the paprika and garam masala, reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium and add the rice. Stir until it is coated with all the spices. Add the hot-smoked salmon and peas and cook until they are warmed through.
• Take off the heat and stir in the cream, coriander and chives. Top with the eggs. Serve with a wedge of lemon.

SALMON KEDGEREE

Steps:

• Hard-boil eggs. Peel and quarter eggs and coarsely chop onion. In a 3-quart saucepan with a tight-fitting lid bring water to a boil with salt. Add salmon and poach at a bare simmer, covered, 4 minutes, or until just cooked through. With a slotted spoon transfer salmon to a plate, reserving poaching liquid, and cover salmon. Return poaching liquid to a boil and stir in rice. Cook rice, covered, over low heat 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• While rice is cooking, in a large skillet cook onion in butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in cooked rice and season with salt and pepper. Break salmon into large pieces and add to rice mixture with eggs, parsley, and lemon juice. Cook kedgeree over moderate heat, stirring gently, just until heated through, about 1 minute.