Brad's stuffed salmon cakes with lemon basil bechamel sauce

wingmaster835
wingmaster835 @wingmaster
Sequim Washington

Once again the spoils of a successful fishing trip. I served this with broccoli cheddar rice and buffalo roasted cauliflower.

Brad's stuffed salmon cakes with lemon basil bechamel sauce

Once again the spoils of a successful fishing trip. I served this with broccoli cheddar rice and buffalo roasted cauliflower.

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Ingredients

  1. For the salmon
  2. 1 1/2 lbsking salmon filets
  3. Garlic powder, white pepper, smoked paprika
  4. 1lemon, sliced
  5. 1/4 cupsauvignon blanc
  6. 1 tbslemon pepper
  7. 8 Ozlump crab meat
  8. 1 tspgranulated chicken bouillon
  9. 1egg plus 2 eggs beaten
  10. 1 cupplain bread crumbs
  11. Panko for breading
  12. Shredded mozzarella cheese
  13. For the sauce
  14. 4 tbsbutter
  15. 1/2small sweet onion, minced
  16. 4 tbsflour
  17. 1 tspminced garlic
  18. Juice of half a large lemon
  19. 1/4 cupsauvignon blanc
  20. 1 cupplus 1/4 cup 2% milk
  21. 1 cupwhipping cream
  22. 1 tbsdried basil
  23. Pinchsalt and ground allspice
  24. 2eggs, beaten
  25. Garnish
  26. Shredded merlot belvitano cheese
  27. slicesLemon

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Line a baking sheet with foil. Place the salmon filets in it. Sprinkle with garlic powder, white pepper and smoked paprika. Lay lemon slices on top. Add 1/4 cup of white wine, but don't pour over the fish. Cover with more foil and seal tightly. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes. Until just flaky. It's OK if it is a hair undercooked.

  2. 2

    Remove from oven and cool enough to work with. Reserve the lemon slices.

  3. 3

    Flake into a mixing bowl. Debone as you go. Add the juice left in the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon slices into the salmon. Add more seasoning that was sprinkled on top to taste. Add crab meat, lemon pepper, 1 egg, chicken bouillon, and plain bread crumbs. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a large fry pan. Place 2 beaten eggs and panko in 2 separate bowls. Take about a baseball sized handful of salmon mix and form into a thin patty. Place about a golf ball sized wad of shredded mozzarella in the middle. For patty around the cheese. Then flatten. If you have trouble with the salmon not sticking together, add one more egg. Repeat with the rest of the salmon mix.

  5. 5

    Once oil is hot. Roll a patty in the beaten egg. Then in the panko. In the panko, flip several times and press the crumbs into the patty well. Get a good coating. Repeat with the rest of the patties. Fry over medium heat, or a little higher. You want these to brown fast so they don't soak up a bunch of oil. Fry until nicely golden brown. 3-4 minutes a side. Drain on paper towels and keep warm in a 150 degree oven.

  6. 6

    Start the sauce. Melt butter in a frying pan. Add onions and saute until translucent, don't brown. Add garlic and saute 1 more minute. Add flour and cook 3-4 minutes, do not let this brown either. Add wine and lemon juice. Stir constantly until liquid is incorporated. At this point you pretty much have to stir this sauce constantly.

  7. 7

    Mix the 1 cup of milk, and 1 cup of cream. Slowly add this to the sauce about a quarter cup at a time. Letting everything incorporate. When the milk is gone, the sauce should be a little thicker than you want it. Remove from heat. Add salt and spices, and the last quarter cup of milk. Mix well. This will bring the sauce down out of a simmer. Do this so the egg won't scramble. Stirring constantly, slowly add the egg. Just let it slowly drizzle, you have to stir fast or egg will clump.

  8. 8

    Immediately return to heat. Stir constantly until sauce is back to a simmer.

  9. 9

    Plate salmon patties, smother with sauce. Garnish with merlot belvitano and lemon slice. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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wingmaster835
wingmaster835 @wingmaster
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cooking is a passion of mine. I started when I was very young and I had to drag a milk crate around to see over the counter. taught by a career cook (my grandmother ). I have always tried to push the boundaries of conventional cooking. I prefer cooking wild game. when I can get my hands on it, but fish is more readily available for me. I raise and butcher most of the livestock that I use for my conventional recipes. I hope everyone can find a few recipes they like in my list.
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