Recipe for "salmon-teno"

NAME

     SALMON-TENO - Traditional salmon dish from Lappland
     This is the traditional way to prepare salmon on  the  river
     Teno (the northern border river between Norway and Finland).

INGREDIENTS (serves 1 person)

     300 g     salmon, per person
               water, butter, salt

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Cross cut 2-cm slices from the  salmon.  I  prefer
               slices  about the size of my palm but also smaller
               ones will do.  Use toothpicks to  bind  them  into
               round cutlets.
          (2)  Pour 1/2 cm water into a frying pan, and bring  it
               to a boil.
          (3)  Add cutlets and simmer until the  water  has  eva-
               porated.  Turn cutlets once during cooking.
          (4)  Add butter, fry lightly on both sides.
          (5)  Add salt to taste and remove toothpicks.

NOTES

     Serve with boiled  or  mashed  potatoes  and  sliced  lemon.
     (Lemon is not traditional, but...)

RATING

     Difficulty: very easy.   Time:  5  minutes  to  prepare,  20
     minutes  to  cook.   Precision:  don't  let  water cover the
     cutlets.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Simo Salanne
     Dava Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland
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