How To Prepare A Salmon, Fresh or Frozen

Salmon for dinner but unfortunately it is frozen. Do not despair. Soon I am going to tell you how to cook it.

INGREDIENTS:
Serves 4-6

* 1 ½ kg fresh salmon
* 2-3 teaspoons salt
* 1 bunch of fresh dill

METHOD I:
1. Rinse and pat dry the salmon well.
2. Sprinkle with salt inside the belly and all around.
3. Fill the belly with fresh dill.
4. Place the salmon on a piece of ovenproof aluminum foil,
5. Wrap the foil around the fish and seal edges well.
6. Then freeze until the fish is ready to cook.
7. Heat oven to 80-85° C [175-185° F].
8. Place the frozen, wrapped salmon on a shallow pan and bake for at least 4-5 hours.

METHOD II:
When the salmon is bought frozen; as above with foil.

1. Preheat the oven to 80-85°C [175-185° F].
2. Place the salmon on a shallow pan and bake.
3. Open the package after about 2 hours.
4. Then season with salt and put fresh dill into the belly of the salmon.
5. Continue baking until the salmon is done.

How do you know when the salmon is done?
Timing vary depending on how thick the salmon is. "Done" is a matter of taste. Open the fish, check with a fork, if it flakes apart it is done. It is definitely done when a thermometer shows 50°-60°C [122-140°F].

To serve: Remove salmon from foil, leaving skin on foil. Put salt and pepper on the table. It might be necessary to add more salt and pepper according to taste.
Best served with potatoes, cooked or pressed, lemon sauce and vegetables.

Lemon Sauce (easy to make)
INGREDIENTS

* 1 dl (100 ml) whipping cream, slightly beaten
* 2 dl (200 ml) crème fraiche
* 1 cube fish stock
* zest from 1 lemon or juice from 1 lemon

METHOD:
1. Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan.
2. Simmer for 1-2 minutes.
3. Serve hot.

Salmon, brownish above, silvery on the sides, with black spots. It ascends to the headwaters of rivers to spawn and surmounts obstructions, as waterfalls of considerable height. It is a highly prized game and food fish in Sweden. When you buy salmon, consider choosing the wild variety instead of farmed. Farmed salmon contains more toxins than salmon caught in the wild.