418 g canned pink alaska salmon
2 tbsp olive oil
8 spring onions trimmed and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
25 g plain flour
300 ml vegetable stock
300 ml dry cider
1 tbsp freshly chopped basil
1 lemon, juiced
100 g peeled prawns
175 g mussels in brine
350 g skate or monkfish
50 g baby mushrooms, trimmed
1 small onion, sliced into rings
4 tbsp vegetable stock
1 salt and black pepper
Directions
Drain can of salmon. Make juice up to 300ml / 1/2 pint with water for
fish stock. Break fish into large chunks.
Heat the oil. Gently fry spring onions and garlic. Stir in flour. Add
the fish and vegetable stocks and cider. Mix well. Stir in basil and
lemon juice. Bring to the boil. Add prawns, mussels and white fish.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Cook mushrooms and onion in salt water. Drain and set aside. Stir
salmon into soup. Heat through. Serve garnished with mushrooms and
onions.
Serves 6. Approx. 290 kcals per serving
From: On the Wild Side - Alaska Canned Salmon Recipes Reprinted with
permission from Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Meal-Master
compatible recipe format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
Servings: 6 servings
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