Mom’s Spectacular Stuffed Salmon

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, halved
• 2 cups soft challah bread crumbs or 2 cups country-style breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried dill
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 lb fresh cremini mushrooms or 1/3 lb shiitake mushroom, chopped
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 5 lbs skinless wild pacific salmon, pin bones removed (2 full sides)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f, grease a roasting dish.
• 2 in a large sauté pan, melt 3 tbsp butter.
• 3 add onion and garlic and cook over low heat until onion is beginning to turn golden. remove garlic and discard, set onion aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine the challah crumbs, parsley, dill, lemon juice and mushrooms with the cooked onion.
• 5 pour buttermilk overtop and mix thoroughly to evenly wet mixture. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 place one piece of salmon in the bottom of the dish and spread evenly with the stuffing. top with the remaining side of salmon, pressing down lightly.
• 7 scald heavy cream and pour over the fish, then season with salt and pepper and cover.
• 8 bake 35 minutes, until flaky, basting with creamy pan juices every 10 minutes.