"Fettuccine" (pasta) with salmon is a common dish both in Italy and in Russia. They love it for its exquisite refined taste and ease of preparation. The main thing is to have good pasta made from durum varieties and fillet Who likes fatter, you can be advised to buy salmon or trout, if it's fatter - take chum salmon, pink salmon, sockeye salmon or coho salmon.
Today we will prepare a popular and the most delicate dish called "Fettuccine Pasta" with salmon in It is prepared quite quickly and from simple products, the maximum cooking time is 20 minutes. We will use long flat noodles - "Fettuccine", which is sold in any hypermarket.
It is with this noodle that salmon pasta turns out tender, juicy and fragrant. It cooks quickly and goes well with a creamy sauce. It also contains the minimum number of calories. If you wish, you can use regular spaghetti instead of noodles or others to your taste, in any variation the dish turns out to be delicious and satisfying.
"Fettuccine pasta" with salmon cream sauce
Noodles "Fettuccine" - 200 grams;
Fatty cream (about 300 grams);
Salmon, frozen, fresh or slightly salted is suitable - 300 grams;
onion head;
Garlic (two cloves);
cilantro, basil;
Salt pepper;
A pinch of oregano.
Pour cold water into a large saucepan (per 100 grams of pasta - a liter), pour salt to taste and put on medium heat. We throw the pasta into strongly boiling water, stir for two minutes and leave to cook until the state (about 10 minutes - see the instructions on the package).
While our pasta is boiling, let's take care of the fish. If you have it frozen, then it must be thawed in advance. It is better to take lightly salted or fresh salmon, which will need to be cut into small plates.
We send the butter to the pan, put the chopped onion there - fry until golden brown. Pour onion with cream and mix well. Next, add fish, pepper, salt, garlic and oregano to this creamy-onion mixture - simmer over low heat for no more than five minutes.
We put the finished noodles in a deep plate, put the fish in the sauce on top of it, decorate all this with green sprigs - cilantro and basil. Pasta in a creamy sauce is completely ready to eat. It is better to eat it hot. Bon appetit!
Pasta can be cooked with tomato and sour cream sauces and also add grated cheese. For density, put a tablespoon of flour in the sauce (as in "bechamel").
So that the pasta does not boil soft, they need to be cooked in a large amount of water. To make salmon pasta more piquant and with a bright taste, be sure to use various dry seasonings - oregano, basil, red pepper, etc. And do not forget about fresh herbs, it also adds to the dish original taste and makes it more useful.
If you cook pasta only from quality pasta (hard varieties), you will never get better. A striking example of this is the slender Italians who eat it daily. Combine pasta with fresh vegetables and low-fat gravy. And instead of meat, take mushrooms or poultry.
Sometimes you want to treat yourself to something tasty and Italian pasta in cream sauce with salmon is exactly what you need in such cases! I will share the recipe of this dish with step by step photos.
Prepare everything you need in this recipe:
- Italian pasta (fettuccine) - 250g;
- Salmon (you can take any kind of red fish) - 150g .;
- Tomato (replaced by tomato) - 1 pc.;
- Cream (pasteurized, the best fatty 33-35%) - 150 ml .;
- Onions (medium size) - ½ pcs;
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- Parmesan (or other type of hard cheese) - to taste;
- Salt, pepper, thyme (preferably fresh) - a pinch each;
- Olive oil (you can use any) - 2 tbsp. l.
First you need to boil the fettuccine until tender. Now let's move on to the sauce. So, how to cook a creamy salmon sauce. Prepare the fish - cut it into cubes.
We clean the tomato and cut it. We clean the onion, chop. We pass the garlic through a press or you can rub it on a fine grater. Next, heat the pan, pour oil and fry the onion and garlic in it for about a minute.
Add tomato, salmon, salt, pepper, thyme to them and simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour in the cream and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
You can make a creamy sauce with sour cream. But it will have a slightly different taste, with sourness inherent in sour cream. Grate cheese on top, stir and turn off the heat. We shift the dish to a plate and decorate it with red caviar, tomato, greens. Enjoy!
Photos and recipe are taken from travelfood.ru.
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In our family, there are no disputes about how to cook pasta with salmon in a creamy sauce. This is signature recipe my husband, and it goes well with any smoked or salted salmon, and even trout and tuna. It is prepared in an elementary way (so that even a man who knows how to cook a total of less than a dozen dishes can easily cope with this task). But to taste - this is perhaps the brightest fish creamy sauce for pasta, which I only know.
A little note on the ingredients. If you don't like the thickness of the sauce you see in my photo, double the cream. We do it according to the mood - this way, that way. All operations will remain exactly the same, just the evaporation of the sauce will take longer. Two servings of pasta with salmon in a creamy sauce will cook for about 15 minutes, but as the number of eaters and sauce increases, so will the cooking time.
The cooking procedure for this dish depends on how many minutes, according to the instructions on the package, the pasta should be cooked. If more than 15 minutes, then start cooking with them. If less - start with the sauce, and then connect the pasta. In any case, the pasta should be boiled to the desired degree of doneness.
Finely chop the onion.
Fry the onion until translucent in butter. While the onion is frying, chop the garlic.
Throw the garlic over the onion and fry until the garlic changes from raw to fried (but not burnt). This normally takes 1-2 minutes.
While the onions and garlic are fried, finely chop the salted or smoked salmon.
Throw the fish to the onion and garlic, pour in the cream, mix everything, and evaporate the cream over very high heat until the sauce becomes creamy.
While the sauce is simmering, chop the parsley.
Drain the macaroni completely.
Stir the parsley into the sauce just before serving.
Serve pasta with salmon in a creamy sauce, preferably with white wine.
Pasta with salmon in cream saucePasta with salmon in cream sauce
The word "pasta" in Italian means "dough" - this is how the Italians call any pasta. good pasta made only from hard varieties wheat and is a source of healthy complex carbohydrates and fiber. In addition, real Italian pasta and sauces for it are always cooked only in olive oil, and the finished pasta must be “al dente”, that is, slightly undercooked. The most popular are pastas such as carbonara, bolognese, pasta with seafood, pasta with mushrooms and, of course, pasta with salmon.
Pasta with salmon in a creamy sauce is not only very tasty, but also very healthy, because red fish is a rich source of protein, vitamin D, omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and many others useful substances. To prepare this simple, satisfying and delicious dish you will need the following ingredients:
Pasta (spaghetti) - 300 g;
salmon (trout, salmon) - 250-300 g;
cream (fat content 10-20%) - 150-200 ml (incomplete glass);
2-3 unpeeled garlic cloves;
olive oil ¼ cup;
fresh dill;
salt;
marjoram;
cheese (parmesan or any other, hard);
oregano;
lemon juice;
ground black pepper.
*Makes about 3 servings.
How to cook pasta with salmon in a creamy sauce
1. We wash the fish, remove the skin and bones, sprinkle lemon juice and cut into small pieces.
2. Pour olive oil into a frying pan, put unpeeled garlic cloves in it and heat it. We put the salmon in the pan and fry over high heat for about five minutes, then the fire should be reduced and continue to fry the fish for another 5-7 minutes.
3. Add spices (oregano, marjoram, black ground pepper, salt) and cream, simmer for a few minutes. The sauce should thicken slightly.
4. Cooking pasta: pour into a large saucepan cold water and bring it to a boil. Salt to taste, add a few drops olive oil and pasta, then recline in a colander and drain the water. *Cooking time is indicated on the package.
5. Put the finished pasta on plates, put the salmon in a creamy sauce on top, sprinkle with finely chopped fresh dill and grated cheese.
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
How to cook pasta with salmon at home, step by step recipe with photos:
Step 1. Salmon bellies (which can be found in fish stores at a price 3-4 times cheaper than regular salmon) are peeled and cut into small cubes.
While we are preparing our salmon, we put the water for the pasta, which we will boil for 5-7 minutes until al dente, that is, the finished pasta should remain a little harsh.
Step 2. In a pan greased with olive (or butter) oil, fry the salmon until it turns pink. This takes approximately 7 minutes.
During frying, salmon does not brown like meat, but acquires a delicate pink hue, which indicates the degree of its preparation.
Step 3. Add greens, salt, pepper and finely chopped garlic to the fried salmon, if desired. Fry it all for another 5 minutes.
H spice will shade delicate taste salmon and give it a touch of completeness.
Step 4. Without stopping to fry the salmon, pour the cream from the pan in a thin stream and stir them.
Step 5. At this time, the pasta should already have been cooked, so put it on a plate greased with a garlic clove (for flavor) and put the salmon in a creamy sauce on top.
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