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Salmon Croquettes |
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This is a great recipe for people who want
to get more fish into their diet, but think that salmon has to fishy of a
flavor. The addition of the egg, flour and milk really helps tame the fishy
flavor. Even kids who would ordinarily shy away from fish, will enjoy this
recipe.
It is a known fact that fish and salmon offer benefits in heart
health. Omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil have been shown in epidemiological and
clinical trials to reduce the incidence of heart disease.
First, go to
the seafood dept at your grocery store,and make sure you buy wild caught
salmon. Farm raised salmon can be unhealthy due to feeding and environmental
contamination. Fram raised fish can develop increased levels of PCBs
(polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are mixtures of up to 209 individual
chlorinated compounds known as congeners. There are no known natural sources of
PCBs. There's no need to be putting toxins into your system so we recommend
only buying wild salmon.
If the packaging that the salmon comes in
doesn't prohibit it, check that it doesn't have a strong fishy smell. If there
is a strong fishy smell, the fish isn't fresh.
Once you've selected a
good piece of salmon, take it home and remove the skin, as well as any small
bones that might be there, and then cut the remaining portion into small
chunks, and place it in a bowl. (If you want to see pictures of skin removal,
check out the recipe for
Broiled Salmon here - opens in a new window).
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| Then, using the impliment of your choice, mush the
salmon up. |
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| Add two eggs, and mix them in really good |
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| Then add flour, salt and pepper, and mix
well. |
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| You should end up with a creamy texture, but still
have some small chunks of salmon |
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| Then, just spoon it into a pan of already hot olive
oil |
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| Lety the salmon balls simmer until they have a nice
golden color to them on both sides, and you're done |
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| We've gathered some fresh peas and carrots from the
garden, and after washing them and pinching the ends off of the pea pods...
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| and then slicing the carrots... add them to a pan of
hot, melted butter along with a generous amount of garlic... |
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| sautee them to go with the salmon, and are they
good! |
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| I really like tater tots, so tonight we decided to
have those too. (Note: Tator tots are not healthy food but we do still eat some
prepared foods though we are cutting them out of our diet step by step). We've
also made our own seafood sauce out of catsup and horseradish... nice and
spicy...yum! |
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Tips about this meal...
- Buy wild salmon instead of farm raised salmon, which can contain
toxins.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to cook.
- Cook salmon until it turns color and is flaky in texture. Salmon will
continue to cook even after removed from the heat, so don't overcook it.
- Promptly refrigerate any leftover cooked salmon; use what's left
within two days.
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