Ginger Coconut Salmon With Peanut Basil Pasta
- For the Salmon:
- 4 skinless Salmon filetes
- 1 TBS grated fresh gingeroot
- 1/2 TBS Orange peel
- 1 TBS dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 TBS Canola Oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 TBS honey
- 1 tsp Arrowroot
- 1 cup dried shreded coconut
- For the pasta:
- Kosher salt
- 3/4 pound dried egg vermicelli
- 1 garlic clove peelled and sliced
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 cup unsalted peanuts
- 2 scallions sliced thin (white and green parts)
- 1 TBS Fish sauce
- Black pepper
- 1 cup fresh basil
- Mix de gingeroot, orange peel, mustard and soy sauce completely and marinate the salmon overnight or at least 2 hours chilled.
- Pre-heat the oven at 300F degrees.
- Roast the penuts for 5 minutes without burning, reserve.
- Bring a 6 quarts of water to a boil and add the salt. Add the vermicelli and cook untill al dente. Strain the pasta.
- In a wok, heat the 1/2 cup oil to medium heat, add the peanuts, saute 1 munite, add garlic and scallions, saute 1 minute without burning, add the pasta and saute addinf the fish sauce and black pepper to taste. Finally add the chopped basil.
- Heat a teflon saute pan over medium heat. Add 1 TBS oil, add the coconut and toast it moving costantly to prevent burning. Reserve.
- in the same pan heat the remaining 1 TBS oil over medium high heat. Strain the salmon and sear skin side down first to brown both sides. Transfer to a oiled oven safe dish and roast for 6 to 7 minutes. While the salmon roasts add the marinate to the pan with the water and honey, bring to a boil and mix in the disolved arrowroot to thiken. Adjust seasoning.
- Serv the salmon filetes over the pasta and the sauce on the side.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/ginger-coconut-salmon-with-peanut-basil-pasta-1201814 (may not work)