Salmon Kedgeree

Salmon Kedgeree
  • Serves 4
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Nutritional Information: Calories 460 Fat 9g Sodium 600mg

Ingredients

  • 4 x good sized skinless salmon fillets
  • 130 g salmon fillet
  • 50 g shrimps
  • 4 x hardboiled eggs, shelled
  • 1 x onion finely chopped
  • 25 g butter
  • 225 g long grain rice
  • 1 x chicken stock cube
  • 16 fl oz water
  • 1 x heaped teaspoon turmeric
  • salt and pepper
  • chopped parsley
  • 1 x medium sized non stick saucepan and lid
  • 1 x shallow oven proof dish

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven 220C 425F Gas 7

  2. 2

    Place the 4 salmon fillets in a shallow oven proof dish

  3. 3

    Tightly cover the dish with foil

  4. 4

    Bake in the oven for 20 minutes

  5. 5

    While the salmon is cooking, fry the onion in the butter for 5 minutes

  6. 6

    Add the rice, water, and turmeric

  7. 7

    Crumble the stock cube over the rice, stir and bring to the boil

  8. 8

    Place a tight fitting lid onto the saucepan and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, stirring occasionally

  9. 9

    Using an egg cutter divide each egg into 6, or roughly chop

  10. 10

    When the rice is cooked check for seasoning, then pile onto a hot serving dish

  11. 11

    Roughly break up the salmon and pile on top of the rice

  12. 12

    Finally arrange the eggs around the salmon and sprinkle with the fresh chopped parsley

Comments

Although Kedgeree is traditionally associated with smoked haddock, by using fresh salmon it presents a more sophisticated supper dish.