Baked salmon

Name: Baked salmon (Cancato de salmón)
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil; 4 salmon fillets; ½ onion, finely sliced; 2 tomatoes, sliced; 1 smoked chorizo sausage, cut into slices; 4 slices of mild Cheddar cheese; 10 ml/2 tsp dried oregano; 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary; salt and black pepper; salt and black pepper; potatoes and salad, to serve; potatoes and salad, to serve

Cancato de salmón

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Cooking of Chile

By Boris Basso Benelli

Published 2014

About

This is a traditional recipe from Chiloé Island, which lies in the Pacific Ocean to the south of Chile. Reliant on fish for centuries, salmon is the most popular catch for the Chilotes (as inhabitants of the island are called), and in this warming, sustaining dish, the fish is baked in a foil parcel with chorizo, onion and cheese.

Ingredients

30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil
4 salmon fillets
½

Americas
Chile
Chiloé Island
Fish course

Method

Prepare four 20 cm/8 in squares of foil and brush each with a little oil. Preheat the oven to 180°C/35

Energy 603kcal/2504kJ; Protein 51g; Carbohydrate 2g, of which sugars 2g; Fat 43g, of which saturates 13g; Cholesterol 129mg; Calcium 268mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 393mg