Because the Friday prepare dinner in a Catholic household whereas I used to be rising up, I realized to prepare dinner a number of fish dishes. Salmon Loaf Supreme was certainly one of them. I beloved to make this as a result of as soon as it was put collectively and into the oven, it took about an hour to bake. Baked potatoes could possibly be put within the oven on the identical time and, a bit of later, a chocolate pudding cake might be a part of all this stuff in order that there was a yummy dessert, too. A inexperienced salad or some steamed veggies added to the dinner plate was all that was wanted, so I had a while to get pleasure from myself whereas all of the dinner gadgets baked.
We had some pretty salmon in the course of the week earlier than Christmas, however there have been leftovers, so I considered methods to make use of them up. My first thought was salmon chowder, however then I remembered salmon loaf. Sweetie loves it and the nice and cozy oven warms the home, too, a consideration when it’s chilly and wet out. The one downside was that I did not have the condensed cream of mushroom soup the recipe requires. Guess I get to make my very own!
The Pleasure of Cooking cookbook has a cream sauce recipe that appeared like it will make a thick cream sauce that might work. I used leftover bacon grease for the fats, chopped contemporary mushrooms, celery, and onion to prepare dinner within the bacon grease for the suitable taste and veggies, and used barely extra flour than for a daily cream sauce. Now that I can use common milk, the sauce did not have sweetness that typically comes with utilizing nut or soy or coconut milk, so the sauce was savory and scrumptious. I added some chopped parsley, too, plus salt and pepper. No crimson pepper available, so I skipped that. Bread crumbs add stability, as do the egg. Lemon zest and juice add zing. The salmon had the pores and skin eliminated and I then shredded it with my arms to flakes. All this took far longer than simply utilizing canned soup, canned salmon, and a few bread crumbs and lemon, which is what the recipe I used as a toddler had. Helps me perceive why housewives within the 50s had been so taken with utilizing business canned items – a lot much less work!
This salmon loaf was head and shoulders above my childhood loaves! The salmon taste was contemporary and sturdy, the feel was extra tender and general it was extra gratifying. Generally it is simpler to do it the arduous approach, as Max used to say.
Beneath is the unique recipe after which the variation I did this time. Be at liberty to make both one. Generally it simply is determined by when you have the components available or extra time to play within the kitchen.
Salmon Loaf Supreme
½ Cup salad dressing
1 Cup diluted condensed cream of celery
soup
1 egg, overwhelmed
½ Cup chopped onion
¼ Cup chopped inexperienced or crimson pepper
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
2 Cup flaked salmon (pink or crimson)
1 Cup high-quality bread crumbs
Mix first seven components and blend nicely. Add the salmon
and bread crumbs and mix nicely. Pack right into a greased 4” x 8” x 2” loaf pan;
bake 1 hour in a 350 diploma oven. Prove of pan into platter. Garnish with
lemon wedges and serve. Serves 6-8
From Scratch Salmon Loaf Supreme
½ Cup salad dressing or mayonnaise
Cream Sauce with mushrooms, celery and onion (see under)
1 egg, overwhelmed
¼ Cup chopped inexperienced or crimson pepper (non-compulsory)
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
zest from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 Cup flaked cooked contemporary salmon (pink or crimson), pores and skin eliminated (ours was grilled)
1 Cup high-quality bread crumbs or stale baguette crumbs, floor high-quality in food processor
Mix first eight components and blend nicely. Add the salmon and bread crumbs and mix nicely. Pack right into a greased 4” x 8” x 2” loaf pan; bake 1 hour in a 350 diploma oven. Prove of pan into platter. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve. Serves 6-8
Cream Sauce with Mushrooms, Celery, and Onion
3 Tablespoons bacon grease or butter
1/2 pint contemporary mushrooms, cleaned and diced
1 stalk celery, diced high-quality
1/2 Cup chopped onion
3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 Cup milk (I used complete however decreased fats is ok)
2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
Saute’ mushrooms, celery and onion within the scorching bacon grease in a medium pot. Add the flour and prepare dinner, stirring continually, 1 minute. Add the milk unexpectedly and stir vigorously to mix with the slurry within the pot till nicely mixed and any half sticking to the underside of the pan has been included. Proceed stirring till combination thickens. Ought to be concerning the consistency of condensed soup. Use in Salmon Loaf Supreme recipe.
