Shelly's Recipe

UPSIDE-DOWN DILL-SALMON LOAF PIE WITH LEMON SAUCE

Category: Fish and Seafood

1-1/2 lbs salmon fillet
1 cup cream sherry
Parmesan Crust
2 tbsp butter
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, finely minced
1 pint sour cream
4 eggs
1 cup plus 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill weed
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Lemon Sauce
Garnish: parsley sprigs

In a large skillet over medium-low heat, place salmon fillet and sherry. Cover and poach 15 minutes, or until fish is cooked through and flakes. Remove salmon; cool, cover, and refrigerate. Discard sherry.

Prepare Parmesan Crust. While crust is baking, melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion and garlic; saute until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. In a large bowl, beat the sour cream and eggs with a wire whisk until well mixed. Flake the poached salmon fillet into bite-sized pieces and fold into the sour cream mixture. Add the onion mixture, 1 cup Gruyere cheese, dill weed, salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine.

Pour salmon mixture into prepared crust and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered at 375 for 1 hour, or until cheese topping is browned and firm. Remove from oven and allow pie to rest 5 minutes. Prepare Lemon Sauce.

Invert salmon loaf pie onto a serving platter. Garnish with parsley sprigs. To serve, cut pie into thick slices and drizzle each slice with Lemon Sauce.

Parmesan Crust:
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3⁄4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
3 tbsp ice water
Preheat oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, combine flour and Parmesan cheese. Cut in butter until it is the size of small pebbles. Slowly sprinkle crust mixture with 3 tbsp water; mixture should resemble coarse meal. Press crust into an ungreased 2-quart nonstick loaf pan, covering the bottom and sides, with a lip of crust folded over the edge of the pan. Bake 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool.

Lemon Sauce:
1-1/2 tsp cornstarch
1-1/2 tsp plus 3⁄4 cup water
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
3 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
Combine cornstarch and 1-1/2 tsp water in a small bowl; stir to dissolve cornstarch. In a small saucepan over high heat, bring 3⁄4 cup water to a boil. Slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture. Boil 1 minute, then remove saucepan from heat. In a medium bowl, beat egg and egg yolk with a wire whisk until light and fluffy. Whisk in lemon juice and salt. Pour hot cornstarch liquid into egg-and-lemon mixture very gradually, whisking constantly until well mixed.

Serves 8