Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 salmon steaks, 1-1/2 inches thick
- Oil
- 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1/2 pound shrimp, finely chopped
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Fennel or tarragon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pint sour cream
Preparation:
Brush the salmon well with oil and place one steak on the bottom of a baking dish.Saute the mushrooms in butter until just soft, add the chopped shrimp, and let the mixture cook for 1 minute. Spread it on the steak in the pan, salt and pepper to taste, and top with the second steak.
Mix the fennel or tarragon and 1 teaspoon of salt with the sour cream and pour it over the fish. Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees F.
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Recipe Source: James Beard's New Fish Cookery by James Beard (Little, Brown & Company)
Reprinted with permission.
