How Long To Cook Salmon En Croute
Meanwhile heat the oven to 200 c 400 f gas mark 6.
How long to cook salmon en croute. Place the parcels on the baking sheet with a liner then make 3 diagonal slashes in each one and brush each one with beaten egg. Slice neatly into strips after rolling without crumpling brush with beaten egg sprinkle with grated parmesan and bake for 10 12 minutes in a 200 c fan180 c gas 6 oven. To test if ready insert a skewer into the middle.
Can be prepared 3 4 hrs ahead up to this point and chilled. Bake the salmon for 20 25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp. Bake for 25 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden.
Brush the edges of the pastry with the mixture of milk and beaten egg. Cover loosely and chill for 15 minutes. Check while it cooks and if the top starts to brown too quickly lay a sheet of foil very loosely over it.
Sit the salmon fillets on top 1cm apart then use the paper to help you fold in the pastry edges to snugly encase the salmon leaving it exposed on the top. Put the individual salmon en croƻte on a non stick tray and put in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Transfer the salmon parcel to the baking sheet.
When you are ready to bake them pre heat the oven to 220 c gas mark 7. Meanwhile beat the pesto into the remaining egg. Fold the pastry over the fish sealing the edges by pressing them together leaving a gap in the centre so that you can see.
Bake at the bottom of the oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden and cooked through. This is delicious served with a garden salad and lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over. Bake for 20 minutes on a high shelf until crisp and golden.