A while ago, I posted a link to the recipe that inspired this dish but I changed it so much that it has become a completely different casserole. It is so delicious that since the first time I made it, I’ve been dreaming about it every night.
It has a very light, citrusy taste that is perfect for the summer.
Here is what you will need:
- A couple of onions if you are a normal person or a couple of potatoes if you are weird like me.
- A head of Boston lettuce.
- Some fresh herbs.
- A salmon fillet, skin removed.
- A couple of oranges.
- A couple of tomatoes.
- A couple of bottles of your favorite beer.
Step-by-step directions are under the fold.
And here is what you need to do:
1. Normally, the first layer in the casserole should be onions. I can’t be in the same room with cooked onions, though, so I use potatoes instead. Potatoes should be pre-boiled to the point where they are still about halfway cooked. Then you cover the bottom of the casserole with potato slices:
2. Now shred the Boston lettuce (which, by the way, is the only lettuce I like) and place it on top of the potatoes. Add any fresh herbs you like.
3. Sprinkle some salt and pepper and place a salmon fillet (skin removed) on top of the lettuce.
4. Slice oranges and place them on top of the fish:
Isn’t this beautiful?
5. Now cover the whole thing with tomato slices:
6. And the final step is to pour 1-2 bottles (depending on the size of the casserole) of your favorite beer on the whole thing, close it tightly with a lid, and place it in the oven for 2-2,5 hours. Our beer is non-alcoholic but I’m sure this dish will rock with a good real German beer. Just don’t kill the dish with a Budweiser or other similar dishwasher liquid.
I don’t think I could eat oranges and tomatoes in the same dish. I do like onions, a lot.
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Intriguing, though I wince at the thought of cooking a good beer.
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The challenge these days is to find wild salmon. I’ve stopped eating farmed salmon because of all the crap it contains
http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/norway-officials-revise-salmon-advice/ http://www.newsinenglish.no/2013/06/11/pressure-grows-on-farmed-salmon/
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The farmed salmon has artificial color added to it, which is a scary idea. The salmon in the dish was wild, although it costs an arm and a leg to buy it in our inland area.
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I don’t think Budweiser is a dishwasher liquid like many other pseudo-beers, but this is not a beer though.
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I don’t drink any beer at all but this one has an especially bad smell.
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This is not the worst, but this is not a beer.
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This is a dishwasher liquid.
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stubby.ca/images/full/stubby_beer_bottle_labatt_099.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stubby.ca/bottles-view.php?id%3D082&h=550&w=237&sz=27&tbnid=6AMCBe0rTYpLpM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=39&zoom=1&usg=__JEKcfNwXbwqC4xcITTNjUxq3j9k=&docid=qcFk4ev6UQl20M&sa=X&ei=At7JUaLNF8i30QHizIHAAg&ved=0CEgQ9QEwAg&dur=45
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Yes, I tried Labatt once. It’s since then that I don’t drink beer at all. 🙂 So I guess you are right.
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You should try “Birra Moretti”.
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