Papillotes of Salmon with Chervil Butter

Name: Papillotes of Salmon with Chervil Butter
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 60 g (2 oz) softened butter; 6 170 g (6 oz) each thick salmon steaks; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons fresh finely chopped chervil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; Oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Game Cookery

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1989

About

Fish steaks baked in papillotes keep beautifully moist and imbibe the herb flavours they are sealed with.

Ingredients

6 170 g (6 oz) each thick salmon steaks
60 g (

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Mash the butter and chervil together and season well with salt and pepper. Wrap in cling-film and refrigerate until firm if preparing in advance.

Cut 6 heart-shapes from greaseproof paper large enough to contain a steak when folded in half. Oil one half of the paper and place a well seasoned steak on it. Divide the butter into 6 parts and place on top of the fish. Seal the parcels by cr