Stuffed Roast of Salmon

DIRECTIONS

• -------Stuffing----------.
• Combine rice and sour cream.
• Set aside.
• In a frypan melt butter.
• Add shallots and caramelize.
• Add wine and deglaze pan.
• Add apricots, let them plump up a bit and absorb some wine.
• Add walnuts allspice, cumin and dry mustard.
• Bring to bubble, simmer 2 or 3 minutes, while stirring.
• Add rice and sour cream mixture.
• Simmer just until rice and sour cream are heated.
• Stir well and set aside.
• I have made this stuffing with mushrooms instead of apricots (because I didn't have apricots around).
• It was almost as good.
• ---------Roast Salmon----------.
• Wash and scale salmon, remove fins.
• Dry thoroughly with paper towel.
• cut lemon in half and sprinkle juice of half lemon on inside of cavity.
• Sprinkle cavity with salt and pepper.
• Place the salmon on a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, set on a cookie sheet.
• Fill the cavity with stuffing.
• Any stuffing left over can be circled around the outside of the salmon.
• Sprinkle the top of the salmon with the juice of the 2nd half of lemon.
• Dot the top with butter.
• Wrap the aluminum foil tightly as if to freeze.
• Bake in 450°F oven for 45 minutes for a 5 or 6 lb roast or about 10 minutes per inch of thickness.
• If you would rather, omit lemon and replace with 1/2 cup of dry white wine.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup wine on cavity before stuffing and the other 1/4 cup over the stuffed fish- Dot with butter and wrap.