Whole poached salmon with pickled baby beets

Recipes / Fish

This delicious whole poached salmon with pickled baby beets is proudly brought to you by wowfood.guru and Houghton Wine. Pair this dish with Houghton Sparkling Classic.

Recipe «Whole poached salmon with pickled baby beets» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar, 1/3 cup caster sugar, 1 tsp black peppercorns, 1 tsp sea salt flakes, 2 bunches baby beetroot, trimmed and peeled , 2kg whole salmon, cleaned, scaled, 2/3 cup sour cream, 2 tbsp lemon juice , 1/4 cup horseradish cream, 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives, Salad leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar 
  • 1/3 cup caster sugar 
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns 
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes 
  • 2 bunches baby beetroot, trimmed and peeled 
  • 2kg whole salmon, cleaned, scaled 
  • 2/3 cup sour cream 
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice 
  • 1/4 cup horseradish cream 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives 
  • Salad leaves, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, salt and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Add beetroot and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 45 minutes or until beetroot is tender. Remove from heat. Cool beetroot in cooking liquid. Halve or quarter (depending on size).
  2. Place salmon in a large fish kettle, cover with cold water and place over medium-low heat. Bring to the boil. Once boiling, remove from heat and stand, covered, for 30 minutes until a thin metal skewer inserted into the thickest part of the salmon slips in easily and salmon is just cooked through.
  3. Meanwhile, combine sour cream, lemon juice, horseradish cream and chives in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
  4. Use basket insert to lift salmon from water. Carefully transfer salmon to serving platter. Discard cooking liquid. Use a small sharp knife to carefully remove the skin from the side facing upwards.
  5. To serve, use a metal spoon and fork to divide salmon into portions and lift onto plates. Serve with horseradish cream, beetroot and salad leaves.
  6. Pair this dish with Houghton Sparkling Classic.