Green thai salmon and asparagus tray bake

Name: Green thai salmon and asparagus tray bake
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 Salmon fillets; 100 g Thai green curry paste (approx 6 tablespoons), for the bake; 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste, for the salmon rub; 400 ml coconut milk; 250 g rice, washed and rinsed. (Any long grain will do. Avoid other types, as they will not absorb correctly. I usually use basmati.); 150 ml boiled water; 5 mankrut lime leaves (or zest of one lime as a sub-optimal substitute); 2 sticks lemon grass; 4 spring onions, chopped; 4 tablespoons fish sauce; 200 g asparagus spears, roughly chopped into 1-2 inch lengths; Red chilli, spring onions & coriander to serve

Matthew J Williams @matt

Bristol, UK

Green thai salmon and asparagus tray bake

Matthew J Williams @matt

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Ingredients

4 servings

4Salmon fillets
100 gThai green curry paste (approx 6 tablespoons), for the bake
1 tbspThai green curry paste, for the salmon rub
400 mlcoconut milk
250 grice, washed and rinsed. (Any long grain will do. Avoid other types, as they will not absorb correctly. I usually use basmati.)
150 mlboiled water
5mankrut lime leaves (or zest of one lime as a sub-optimal substitute)
2 stickslemon grass
4spring onions, chopped
4 tablespoonsfish sauce
200 gasparagus spears, roughly chopped into 1-2 inch lengths
Red chilli, spring onions & coriander to serve

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Steps

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Here are the ingredients.
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Pre-heat the oven to 180C
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Take a tablespoon of the Thai green curry paste and rub it all over the salmon fillets, set them aside.
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Put the lemon grass, lime leaves, spring onions, green paste, coconut milk, fish sauce, water & rinsed rice in the tray & mix well
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Cover with tin foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Tightly seal the foil as best you can. We don't want to release too much moisture at this point.
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Uncover, stir the rice (the edges may be more cooked than the middle bits so stir to swap them over). Nestle in the salmon fillets into the rice and add the asparagus, cover again.
Sometimes when this bake doesn't go well (e.g., if water escapes during the first 30 mins), I have to add a bit of boiling water here.
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Bake for 30 more minutes in the oven until all rice is cooked through
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Garnish with spring onions, coriander & chilli & serve right away