This fish dish makes a stunning main course
Serves 10
Ready in 1 hour, 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 25g pack fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 sticks lemongrass, bruised, outer leaves removed and finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2cm piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 100g ready to eat apricots, chopped
- Juice and zest of 2 limes
- 1 medium-sized egg, beaten
- 250g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 2.5kg whole salmon, filleted
- 5tbsp white wine
Method
1 Heat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Lightly oil a large sheet of foil. Mix together the coriander, onion, lemongrass, chilli, ginger, apricots, lime zest and juice, egg and breadcrumbs. Season well.
2 Place one salmon fillet, skin-side down, on the oiled foil. Spread the stuffing over the fillet. Place the second fillet, skin-side up, on top. Tie in several places with fine string. Brush the skin with oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
3 Pour the wine and water around the fish. Wrap the foil around the salmon to make a loose parcel and bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Open the foil and return the fish to the oven for a further 10 minutes. When cooked, the skin should pull away easily and the flesh will look opaque.