Baked Potato with Indian-Cured Salmon
Updated May 19, 2016 
Serves4
Cooking Methodbaking
CostModerate
Total Timeunder 2 hours
One Pot MealYes
OccasionCasual Dinner Party, Cooking for a date, game day
Recipe Coursemain course
Dietary Considerationegg-free, peanut free, soy free, tree nut free
Mealdinner
Moodblue, romantic
Taste and Texturebuttery, salty, sweet
Ingredients
- 4 baking potatoes
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup milk, scalded
- 1 cup heavy cream, scalded
- 1 ¼ pounds Indian-cured salmon or other smoked flaky fish, skinned and flaked
- ¼ cup chopped fresh dill
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Wash and dry the potatoes. Bake the potatoes until easily pierced with a sharp paring knife.
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Melt the butter in a saucepan over moderate heat. When the foam subsides, remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the flour. Whisk in the mustard and cayenne. Return to the heat and add the milk and cream.
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Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Add the flaked salmon and dill, reduce the heat, and simmer for 4 minutes, or until the salmon is heated through.
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Keep warm on the warm side of the stove. Slit the top of the potatoes and scoop out a little out of the pulp. Place on serving plates and ladle the salmon mixture into each potato. Serve immediately.
Christopher Idone
