Description[]
Whole Salmon with Apples and Beets
Ingredients[]
- 1 5 to 6-pound salmon
- 3 tb salt
- 4 tb butter
- 3 c Boiling water
- 1 c Raw or cooked Apples, choppd
- 1 c Cooked chopped beets
- celery
- lemon quarters
Directions[]
Clean the , but do not remove head or tail. Remove viscera and clean well. Sprinkle with salt and let stand for a few minutes. Melt butter in a large kettle or deep frying pan and brown the on all sides. Pour the boiling water over the , and simmer until tender. Place the whole on a serving platter. Keep hot. Cook beets until softened (or use canned). Peel or chop or cube. Mix 1 T water, 1 T vinegar, 1 T Sugar, and pour over beets. Let stand for 1/2 hour or longer. Drain. Or mix beets with a little sour milk or sour cream. Chop or cube raw or cooked Apples. Place small mounds of Apples and beets around . Between mounds, place lemon quarters and celery.