Whole Oven Cooked Salmon
"Here's a simple way to cook whole salmon.
It's great as a centre piece for a garden party or buffet"
photo by Ambervim
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
directions
- Wash the salmon and dry it well inside and out.
- Pour half the oil onto a large piece of strong foil.
- Place the fish in the centre and put a few slices of lemon inside the salmon.
- Put the remainder of the lemon slices on top of the salmon; season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Drizzle with the remainder of the oil & wrap up the foil to make a loose parcel.
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
- Place the salmon parcel on a baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the oven, do not open the door; leave for several hours.
- To serve the same day, remove the foil and peel off the skin.
- If using the following day, leave the skin on and keep chilled in the fridge.
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Reviews
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OK, I admit it, I was skeptical. Just ten minutes?!! But YES, it was so wonderful. I had been fortunate enough to be given a salmon from a fisherman friend (I live in the Pacific Northwest!) and tried this recipe. Fabulous! Easy! Uses things I already have on hand. Wonderfully moist and tender. Perfect for company (or a dinner party or banquet) because you don't have to do anything at the last minute (it's just hiding there in the oven waiting for you)!! Thanks so much for posting this delicious way to cook salmon. Mmmm! (I should mention that my salmon was not quite this big - probably more like 4 pounds - and the 10 minutes was still just right.) -
Wow - so glad I found this recipe! I put a 3.5kg salmon into the oven at 1pm yesterday, and very nervously left it there - had a housewarming party last night! Opened the oven at 6pm and it was gorgeous - so juicy and moist! I made a paste of orange, lime, garlic and salt, and spread it over the skin and inside, then covered the fish with lime and orange slices, and drizzled with a little Cointreau - very effective! Thank you Steve for sharing this great idea! Now a firm favourite in this family! Tricia in Oz -
I started out with this recipe, however made so many changes I am going to enter a different recipe. I did not like the leaving it in the over for a long time part. -
This is Fabulous! I tried it, thinking I could always finish it on the grill if it wasn't cooked. It was perfect and tender and just right. My guests actually asked for the leftovers. I am going to do this again. Thanks. -
This did work out quite well. I did use a frozen salmon but would not recommend that as it dried out inside 3 hours. I will try again with fresh as I believe it was the fault of the fish I used not the recipe. Thanks for the recipe.
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