Recipe: Salmon Hash with Yukon Gold Potatoes and Herbs
Salmon’s second life can take many shapes — croquettes, patties, a salad Niçoise, you name it — but any extra that shows up in my house is now going the way of this herby potato and salmon hash. While this dish lends itself to good eating any time of the day, I’m going to have to agree with Diane on it being an excellent choice for breakfast.
Reheating cooked salmon runs the high risk of a dry, chewy finished products, but with this recipe the salmon is one of the last items to go in. The majority of the flavor is built earlier in the recipe with the crispy potatoes (which you could cook in bacon fat if it so pleases you!), and then salmon swoops in and is cooked until just warmed through. Break out the hot sauce and your best poached egg for this one.
Salmon Hash with Yukon Gold Potatoes and Herbs
Serves 4 to 6
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons
unsalted butter
- 2 pounds
red-skinned, Yukon Gold, or Yellow Finn potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1
large yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2
stalks celery, halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 1 tablespoon
chopped fresh dill
- 2 teaspoons
minced fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon
fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups
coarsely flaked cooked salmon
- 1/2 cup
chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
Hot-pepper sauce, for serving
Instructions
In a 12-inch frying pan, preferably cast iron, melt the butter over medium heat and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the potatoes and onion and sauté just until coated with the butter, about 1 minute. Cover and cook to steam the potatoes until they are almost fork-tender, about 7 minutes.
Add the celery, stir briefly, and then re-cover and cook for 3 minutes longer. Uncover the pan; increase the heat to medium-high; and add the dill, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the potatoes are lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
Add the salmon and parsley and cook just until the salmon is heated through. Using a heat-resistant rubber spatula, stir the mixture gently, being careful not to break up the salmon pieces. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve immediately, passing the hot-pepper sauce at the table.
Recipe Notes
Reprinted with permission from Salmon by Diane Morgan, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Chronicle Books.
