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Salmon Confit With Freekeh

Salmon cooked in olive oil to perfection served with green wheat.
Course Main Course
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1 Diner
Author Khaled

Ingredients

For the Salmon

  • 1 Salmon Fillet/ Steak
  • 2 cups Olive Oil
  • 1 Lemon Zest
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1 Dried Chili

For the Freekeh

  • 150 grams Freekeh 1 cup
  • 1 Tomato (150 g), finely diced
  • 1 Bell Pepper (150 g), finely diced
  • 15 grams Oil 1 tbsp
  • 5 grams Salt 1 tsp
  • 2 grams Aleppo Pepper ½ tsp
  • 10 grams Tomato Paste 1tsp
  • 250 ml Water 1 Cup, hot

Garnish

  • Cashew nuts
  • Coriander

Instructions

Salmon

  • In a saucepan, place the oil and all the other condiments.
  • Keep the oil at a 40-45 °C degrees.
  • Keep a thermometer in the oil to track.
  • Place the salmon in oil, it will usually take from 10 to 15 min for the salmon to reach the desired temperature.

Freekeh

  • Sautee the Tomato and capsicum in the oil.
  • Add in the Aleppo pepper, salt, tomato paste followed by the Freekeh.
  • Saute for a couple of minutes then add the hot water on top.
  • Bring water to boil, then reduce the temp to medium for 10 min.
  • Reduce the temp for low and keep for an extra 5 min.
  • Finally, switch off and leave the Freekeh in the pot for 5 min covered.