WHOLE SALMON BAKED IN FOIL

Whole salmon baked in foil image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Time 1h

Yield Eight to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 six-to-eight-pound, cleaned, whole salmon, preferably with head left on (see note)
1 cup thinly sliced carrot
1 cup thinly sliced onion
1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt
8 peppercorns, crushed
1 clove garlic, unpeeled and crushed
1 bay leaf
2 cups dry white wine

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Select a baking sheet large enough to accommodate the fish.
Lay out a long double length of heavy-duty aluminum foil on top of the baking sheet. Place the cleaned salmon in the center of the foil and add the carrot, onion, shallots, celery, thyme, salt to taste, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaf and wine. Bring up the edges of the foil and seal as compactly and tightly as possible.
Place the fish in the oven and bake 50 minutes to one hour. At the end of 50 minutes, loosen the foil and test for doneness. The fish is cooked when the back center fin can be easily removed when pulled with the fingers. Remove from the oven.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 713, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 65 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 933 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams