Preparation time: 90 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Blast chilling time: 90 minutes
Shock freezing time: 3 hours
Ingredients for 4 people
600 gr of salmon fillet without skin (the thickest part of the belly, not the tail)
150 gr peeled pistachios
Chive
1 tablespoon of grated bread
Salt and pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
1 kg of clean fennel
1 shallot
20 of Tuscan olives
40 gr of speck in one slice
Half glass of white wine
SANITIZATION AND FREEZING
Sanitization of the fish to be done 2 days before: remove any thorns from the salmon fillet and cut it into 4 equal portions; freeze it with the function of shock freezing of Freddy for 3 hours and then store it in the freezer for at least 24 hours. In this way you will have completely sanitized your fish to be able to eat it in complete safety.
COOKING AT LOW TEMPERATURE
Thaw the salmon with the function of controlled thawing Freddy for 3 hours at 10-15°C, then preheat Freddy with the function of slow cooking at low temperature at 75°C and cook the fish until it reaches 42°C to the heart (use a probe).
BREADING
In a pan sauté the chopped pistachios with a little oil, the breadcrumbs and chopped chives. Cover the salted and lightly peppered salmon fillets with this bacon.
PREPARATION OF THE SIDE DISH
Fennel: cut each fennel into 6 segments; slice the shallot thinly. Cut the speck into strips and let it flavour in a pan with a little oil and shallot.
COOKING OF THE SIDE DISH
After 2-3 minutes add the fennel and olives and stew for about ten minutes stirring often. Blend with wine, add a glass of water, salt, pepper and cover. Cook over low heat for about forty minutes stirring occasionally.
PLATE FINISH
Serve the salmon with the fennel.
LONG STORAGE
You can sanitize with the function of shock freezing of Freddy an abundant quantity of salmon, so as to have a stock in the freezer always ready if necessary. Frozen fish is kept in the freezer for about 3 months.
REFRIGERATED STORAGE
If you have cooked salmon fillets left over, you can chop them down quickly with the function of blast chilling of Freddy and keep them in the fridge for up to a week!