After seeing @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world‘s post I got hungry and attempted to make my own version of Salmon with Bell Pepper Cream Sauce.

This one is pan fried instead of being baked. Here’s my recipe:

-Season salmon on both sides with salt and pepper.

-On Medium heat, cook salmon for about 5 mins per side, or to your preference.

-Set salmon aside.

-In the same pan, add 1 Tbsp of butter and as much diced garlic as you enjoy, we go hard in our house so I’ll leave this one up to you.

  • When you start to see the garlic turn golden add 1 diced bell pepper.

-Cook the bell pepper together with the garlic until the pepper begins to soften and then add spinach leaves, for this recipe about 2-3 cups were used.

-Once the spinach leaves start to wilt, add 4oz of heavy cream along with 2 Tbsp of Pecorino Romano cheese (you can swap out for Parmesan cheese, if thats your preference).

-Add seasonings, this is going to be an area thats up for interpretation. Some people like Salt & Pepper, that would be fine here. We like a bit more spice and flavor in our food and went with a homemade blend of a cajun-blackened style mix. The choice is yours, but do something or it with be bland and milky.

-Mix everything together and when your sauce begins to simmer, reduce your heat to low and add your salmon back into the pan.

-Cook together for a few minutes, scooping the sauce on top of the salmon as you do.

Now if you were going to have pasta, this sauce would work great as an Alfredo-esque sauce and you could serve it with fettuccine or your favorite pasta. We went with quinoa cause it was in the cabinet and that tasted really well when scooped with the sauce. I could also see rice (white, basmati, wild, etc) tasting good here, same with potatoes.

Whatever side you choose, go bland and pull in the flavor from your sauce.

More photos here

  • EliasChao@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thank you for this, I saw yesterday’s @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world’s post and thought it looked pretty good, but without your post I wouldn’t have even thought about actually preparing it myself.

    • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      It’s not quite the same, and I can’t say how the other dish tasted, but this one was delicious!

      I did keep thinking I’d rather have had it with pasta…but that’s just a reason to make it another time!!

    • Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It was one of things where I would want to but I have no way to do that until I either get an real apartment or return home.

    • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      First thought, it was great! Second thought, I wish we’d have made it with pasta!!

      My wife’s mother makes a baked salmon with capers that’s epic, so it’s usually our go to. Considering my wife is obsessed with salmon and eats bell peppers as a snack, seeing your post yesterday got the gears in my brain spinning and this was the result. Post more!! Maybe some maultaschen, flammkuchen or schweinshaxe 🤤

        • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Looks great! Challenge accepted!!

          I’m from the US and spent 3 months living just south of Stuttgart, you’ve got lots of great food there. Though, döner is probably what I miss most!