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Whole Salmon With Dill Sauce

Make Whole Salmon With Dill Sauce at home with Sour Cream, Onion, and Lemon Juice. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 pt
• 1/3 cup
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

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   Starts to simmer. To check for doneness, insert a Metal skewer into the thick flesh behind the gill. It

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   Should slide in easily. A six-pound salmon needs

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   This jaunty pose once cooked so it fits more easily

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   Onto a platter. Chill it carefully, then unwrap it,

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   And gently pull off the skin. If the fat underneath

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   The skin is gray, scrape it away with a knife to Reveal the orange flesh.

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   Cut down the center of the Fish to the backbone, and then ease one half of the Fillet from the bones.

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   Gently pull off the flesh, then Remove the backbone and replace the fish.

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   Is easier to serve at a buffet. Peel and halve the Cucumbers. Scrape out the seeds, and then thinly slice

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    Them.

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    Arrange cucumber on top of the salmon in a Pattern resembling fish scales.

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    Slice a lemon, and Arrange around the fish.

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    Chill well.

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    Combine the sour cream with the mayonnaise, and whisk

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    Until smooth. Add the onion, lemon juice, dill, salt

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    And pepper. Serves 10 to 12, or more if there are