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Baked Sockeye Salmon with Bell Peppers and Capers

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Salmone Sockeye al Forno con Peperoni e Capperi

Fresh wild salmon, including the late-season ones from Alaska, would be the best choice for this preparation. What to do when the season ends? Well, there are always available steelhead trout and Arctic char and, of course, farmed Atlantic salmon.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    For 4 Persons

Ingredients

2 red bell peppers and 1 yellow
2 pounds wild salmon, preferably cut as a long fillet, not steaks
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed in cold water if packed in vinegar OR if packed in salt, rinsed, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes, then rinsed again; if their size is much larger than nonpareils, cut them up a little bit
4 whole peeled garlic cloves
Fine sea salt
Black pepper ground fresh from the mill

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. Char the peppers, skin them, split them, and remove their core and seeds. Cut them into strips less than an inch wide and 1 1/2 -inch long. You can prepare the peppers early the same day that you are making the fish for dinner.

    Step 2

    2. Turn on the oven to 375°.

    Step 3

    3. Wash the fish in cold water and pat it dry with paper towels.

    Step 4

    4. Coat a baking dish with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Lay the salmon down in the pan, skin side facing down if you have long fillets. Distribute all around the salmon the peppers, capers, and the whole peeled garlic cloves. Sprinkle with a liberal quantity of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour the remaining olive oil over the fish. Put the dish in the preheated oven and cook for 16 minutes. Let it settle for a few minutes before serving.

Reprinted with permission from Marcella Says...: Italian Cooking Wisdom from the Legendary Teacher's Master Classes, with 120 of Her Irresistible New Recipes by Marcella Hazan. © 2004 HarperCollins
TagsItalianEuropeanBell PepperVegetableSalmonFishSeafoodGarlicRoot VegetableMainDinnerKetoGluten FreeDairy FreeNut FreeEasyQuickOven BakeCookbooksHarper Collins
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