Salmon in Pastry

with Currants and Ginger and Sauce Messine

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Great British Chefs 2

By Kit Chapman

Published 1995

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Ingredients

  • 750 g/½ lb salmon, filleted and skinned
  • 3 pieces stem ginger in syrup

Method

To make the Sauce Messine, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour into a double saucepan and cook over gently simmering water – do not cook over direct heat, or the eggs will curdle.

To prepare the fish, add the ginger, currants and seasoning to the softened butter and mix well. Cut the salmon into 2 even, rectangular pieces. Roll the pastry into an o