Salmon : everything you need to know + 45 recipes PDF
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This book is dedicated to those who work hard to preserve wild salmon stocks and their habitat. Text copyright © 2016 by Diane Morgan. Photographs copyright © 2016 by Leigh Beisch. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. ISBN 978-1-45214850-2 (epub, mobi) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available. ISBN 978-1-4521-4835-9 (pb) Designed by Alice Chau Food styling by Dan Becker Prop styling by Ethel Brennan The photographer wishes to thank Diane Morgan for writing wonderful recipes and for thinking of us for this book; and thank you to Alice Chau for also thinking of us for this project and being so supportive of the creative process. Chronicle books and gifts are available at special quantity discounts to corporations, professional associations, literacy programs, and other organizations. For details and discount information, please contact our premiums department at [email protected] or at 1-800-759-0190. Chronicle Books LLC 680 Second Street San Francisco, California 94107 www.chroniclebooks.com CONTENTS Introduction 9 CHAPTER 1: ESSENTIALS 12 The Life of Salmon 14 Atlantic Salmon and Pacific Salmon: Know Your Species 15 Atlantic Salmon 15 Pacific Salmon 15 Wild versus Farmed Salmon: A Global Perspective 18 Pacific Salmon 18 Atlantic Salmon 20 Salmon and Health: Those Wonderful Omega-3s 23 CHAPTER 2: PREPARATION PRIMER 26 Fresh-Caught Salmon 31 Cleaning and Gutting a Whole Salmon 31 Shopping for Salmon 32 Labeling 32 Storing Salmon 35 Freezing Salmon 35 Thawing Salmon 35 Basic Preparation Techniques 36 Scaling a Fish 36 Removing the Gills 36 Filleting a Fish 36 Skinning a Fillet 39 Removing the Pin Bones 39 Portioning Fillets 39 Skin-Drying Salmon 40 Brining 40 CHAPTER 3: RAW AND CURED 42 Salmon Carpaccio with Celery Root Slaw 44 Salmon Tartare with Fresh Herbs and Cucumber Ribbons 46 Salmon Ceviche 47 Lemon Oil–Cured Salmon, Salmon Roe, and Salade Russe 48 Scandinavian-Style Salmon Gravlax 51 Beet and Horseradish Cured Salmon Gravlax 53 Pastrami Salmon 54 Salmon Pickled in the Style of Herring 57 CHAPTER 4: ON THE STOVE TOP 58 Tea-Smoked Salmon 60 Stove-Top Alder-Smoked Salmon 62 Wine-Poached Salmon Steaks 63 Shanghai-Style Poached Salmon 65 Green Curry Braised Salmon 66 Indian Spice–Rubbed Pan-Grilled Salmon 68 Crisp Rice-Coated Salmon with a Citrus Sriracha Sauce 69 Brown Butter–Seared Salmon with Smashed New Potatoes 72 Crispy-Skin Pan-Seared Salmon with Summertime Succotash 74 Salmon Stir-Fry with Snow Peas and Shiitake Mushrooms 77 Potted Salmon 80 CHAPTER 5: IN THE OVEN 82 Whole Roasted Salmon with Lemon, Fennel, and Onion 84 Salmon Broiled with Sake and Miso Glaze 86 Broiled Sesame Salmon Bibimbap 87 Low-Tech Sous-Vide Salmon with Sorrel Butter 90 Salmon Baked in Parchment with Tomatoes and Corn 92 Pan-Roasted Salmon with Potatoes and Kale 94 Slow-Cooked Salmon with Spring Vegetables 96 Panko-Crusted Salmon Cakes with Jicama Orange Slaw 99 Crispy Salmon Skin—The Bacon of the Sea 102 CHAPTER 6: ON THE GRILL 104 Whole Salmon on the Grill with Lemon and Bay Laurel 106 Salmon a la Plancha with Citrus-Dill-Vodka Marinade 110 Alder-Planked Salmon with Lemon, Rosemary, and Thyme 112 Salmon Grilled on a Bed of Herbs 114 Salmon Wrapped in Cedar-Wood Sheets 115 Banana Leaf–Wrapped Grilled Salmon with Lemongrass 118
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