Seared Salmon, Carrot Tortellini, Red Pepper-Cumin Sauce

Serves: 2

Floy Nolan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

46

Sweetness

48

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 pinch

Ground Cumin

310 g

Egg Yolk

2 tsps

Olive Oil

310 g

White Wine

2.75 cups

Sea Salt

1 tbsp

Butter

Directions:

1

Grind peppercorns and coriander in coffee grinder until coarse

2

Put this mixture in a bowl and add dill, salt, and sugar

3

Coat both sides of salmon with this mix and chill for 1 hour

4

Rub cure off salmon and dry any moisture with a towel before slicing into 1-inch thick pieces

5

Heat a couple tablespoons of oil and butter together in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

6

Add as many salmon pieces as will fit, and sear until medium rare or cooked to desired degree of doneness, turning pieces when halfway through cooking

7

Repeat as needed

8

Serve salmon with Carrot Tortellini and Red Pepper-Cumin Sauce

9

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F

10

Boil carrots until completely cooked, drain, and then dry on a sheet pan in the oven until dried

11

Puree carrots in a blender while still hot

12

Add hot browned butter and puree until combined

13

Season with salt, pepper, and cumin powder, to taste

14

Set aside until cooled

15

When cooled, put mixture in a pastry bag

16

Put flour and salt in a food processor and blend for 15 seconds

17

With machine on, add yolks, egg, and oil

18

When dough starts to form a ball, remove from processor and finish kneading by hand

19

Wrap dough in plastic and let rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes

20

Set the smooth rollers of a pasta maker at the widest setting

21

Feed dough through the rollers

22

Reduce setting and repeat process until pasta maker is at narrowest setting

23

Avoid using too much extra flour, which will make the tortellini hard to close later

24

Cut pasta sheets into 2-inch circles or squares

25

Place a teaspoonful of filling in the center

26

Fold in half to form a half-circle and bring the 2 points of the half-circle together, curling the tortellini around the finger to form a little 'ring,' pinching edges together

27

You can freeze until ready to cook

28

To cook, drop tortellini in salted boiling water and cook for 4 to 5 minutes

29

Strain and serve

30

In a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat, saute shallots and peppers in butter

31

Add cumin, salt, and pepper, to taste

32

Deglaze with vinegar and white wine and cook until reduced by 3/4

33

Add veal stock and simmer slowly for 15 minutes

34

Strain through a chinois and chill until ready to use