Ingredients
- 250gm salmon (Harbour Fish)
- 30gm butter
- 2 -3 sticks of celery
- 1 medium onion
- 2 carrots (Ettrick Gardens)
- 2 inches of fresh ginger
- 2-3 large garlic cloves (Te Mahanga)
- 2 tsp dill
- 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- ½ packet of mixed dried mushrooms
- 1 litre of good stock, homemade or store bought.
- 1 pinch of saffron
- 1 packet soda noodles
- 2 spring onions, cut for garnish. (Suggested vendor Janefield Hydroponics)
- Salt & black pepper
Salmon Broth with Soba Noodles
Method
- Put dried mushrooms in a bowl covered with boiling water
- Then put the broth and melted butter in a stock pot, with the sliced onion, ginger, garlic
- Add fish sauce and the dill, and sauté until translucent
- Drain the mushroom juice into the pot stock pot
- Slice the mushrooms and add to the broth, add the stock, and bring to a boil simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender
- Using a vegetable peeler, peel the carrot and celery lengthwise into long thin strips, then add the carrot and celery to the broth
- Cook for a further 8-10minutes
- Steep the saffron with a ladle of the broth
- Half fill a pot with water and a pinch of salt, bringing to the boil
- Cook the noodles as per cooking instructions, then drain and add 1 -2 tsp olive oil, toss, and set aside
- Skin and pin bone the salmon, cutting into inch squares
- Remove the broth from the heat and add the salmon, cover, and let it sit for few minutes, for the salmon to cook off
- To serve: place a serving of noodles into a flat bowl, ladling in the broth
- Using a teaspoon drizzle over the saffron and a sprinkle of spring onion
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Recipe by: Amy Dougherty