Recipe for a Salmon Rollup

Marbled Salmon web site

INGREDIENTS

THE ROLLUP

3 lbs of salmon filet - As noted, you can use pork or chicken or some other meat. For mechanical reasons, you cannot make this dish with salmon steaks.
1 1/2 to 2 cups of bread crumbs - We prefer coarse bread crumbs, so we chop them from slices with a knife. You almost certainly do not want to use standard white bread. You want something with heft. We use something called English muffin bread which has a great texture, but sourdough or country white work well too.
1/3 to 1/2 cups of coriander seeds - Use whole seeds. Do not use pre-ground coriander seeds.
1 tsp black pepper corns
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil

THE SAUCE

1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2" pieces
1/2 cup or more of dried chile peppers - We use dried ancho chiles. Don't use smoked chiles. Obviously, the spicier the chile, the spicier your dish. Cut them into 1/2" pieces. We use the seeds. Some people don't.
3/4 to 1 cup honey
1/2 cup lime juice - This is usually 4 limes worth. You limeage may vary.
1/2 to 1 tsp salt
1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh green coriander

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Grind the pepper coarsely in a mortar. It will get ground more finely when you grind in the coriander seeds.

2. Add the coriander seed and pound it with the pestle. The coriander seeds will break up as you pound.

3. Make up the bread crumbs. We chop ours. You can grate yours. For all we know, you can use panko.

4. Toss the bread crumbs, the olive oil, the ground pepper and coriander seed mix with the salt.

5. Skin the salmon filet and spread it out flat. If you have a thick filet, you might want to butterfly it, that is, cut it most of the way through and spread it out so it is wider.

If you have scraps of salmon, just dump them on top. You can even use them to patch holes in the filet.

6. Spread about 2/3 of the filling mix out on the filet and roll it up into a sort of spiral. Dump the rest of the filling mix on top and press against the outside of the rollup to cover.

You can tied it in place with butcher's twine, or just give it a firm pat or two. Tying makes it look a little nicer, if that matters.

Put in a 450 degree Fahrenheit oven, and bake for 45 minutes.

7. Clean and dice a red bell pepper coarsely.

Remove the stems from the dried red peppers and cut them into squares with a sharp knife.

8. Add the honey. We microwave our honey jar for 30 to 40 seconds so it is easier to pour, but watch out. If you microwave honey in a plastic jar too long, you get a real melted mess.

9. Squeeze the limes and add the lime juice.

10. Clean and chop up the fresh coriander and add to the mix.

11. Bring the mix to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer for about 20 minutes.

12. Slice the rollup into inch thick slices and serve with the sauce. We'd have shown you a picture here, but we ate it all.

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