Salmon with Serrano Chilis

 Salmon with Serrano Chilis

4 Servings | 15-minute Prep Time | 30-minute Cook Time

Ingredients

16 oz. Salmon Fillets, cut into four, 4-ounce portions
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper

For Serrano Cream Sauce:

2-5 Whole Serrano Chilis
½ cup Fresh Cilantro
2-3 Tbsp Avocado Oil
½ Avocado or 2 Tbsp of Sour Cream
Juice of a Lime
Salt
Pepper

For Tempura Fried Serrano Chilis:

1-3 Whole Serrano Chilis
¾ cup Potato Starch or Corn Starch
1 Egg
½ cup Beer
Vegetable Oil
Salt
Pepper

For Cilantro Lime Rice:

4 cups Cooked Rice, prepared according to package instructions
¼ Fresh Cilantro, chopped
Zest of a Lime
Juice of a Lime
Salt
Pepper

Instructions

For Serrano Cream Sauce:

Wash, dry, and roast your chili peppers by broiling them on high for about 8 minutes, checking and turning periodically. Roast until blistered, then remove from oven.

Once cool enough to touch, trim the stems and remove the seeds and inner membranes from the chilis.

Add one of the chilis as well as the avocado, cilantro, avocado oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Add additional chilis or avocado to adjust flavor and heat level. Set sauce aside.

 

For Tempura Fried Serrano Chilis:

Combine starch, egg, beer, salt, and pepper in shallow bowl and whisk with fork to remove clumps.

To prepare chilis, wash and dry, then thinly slice.  Remove all seeds by poking them out of each slice with the tip of a paring knife, leaving as much of the inner membrane intact as possible.

Add vegetable oil to a small frying pan until about ½ an inch deep and preheat over medium high heat.

Dip individual slices of chili pepper into the tempura batter and add to the preheated oil, careful not to overcrowd the pan so the slices don’t stick together while frying.  Fry until golden brown, flipping occasionally, then remove and place on paper towel to drain oil. Set them aside.

 

For Cilantro Lime Rice:

Prepare rice according to package instructions.

Fluff rice with a fork. 

Add lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, salt, and pepper.

Fluff rice again to combine.

 

For Salmon:

Preheat broiler on high and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place salmon fillets skin-side down on prepared baking sheet.

Rub a small amount of olive oil over the fish, then season with salt and pepper.

Broil for 7-9 minutes, or until desired doneness is achieved.

Remove skins. Top with tempura fried serrano chilis.

 

Serve with cilantro lime rice and serrano cream sauce on the side.  




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