Salmon is a valuable product with excellent taste. Hardly anyone doubts the high quality of his tender meat. Steaming salmon in a slow cooker will not let you get lost all the benefits that it brings to the human body. This fish is great for a side dish of rice, green beans or vegetables - and all this is healthy food.
And now a few steamed salmon recipes for a slow cooker.
With vegetables and cheese
Steam salmon with tomatoes and onions in cheese - a classic combination. In addition, the dish is very beautiful.
What is required:
- three steaks;
- one tomato;
- one onion;
- 50 g of cheese;
- seasoning for fish;
- lemon;
- salt.
Stages of preparation:
- Rinse the cooled steaks, dry with a towel, then grate with seasoning and salt, sprinkle with lemon juice
- Wash the onion and tomato. Cut onion rings, tomato circles.
- Grate the cheese.
- Pour water into the multicooker bowl to the bottom mark, place a container-double boiler on it.
- Put the steaks in a container-double boiler, on the fish - onion rings, then mugs of tomatoes and grated cheese.
- Close the lid of the multicooker, set the program “Steam” and cook for 15 minutes.
After a beep, open the multicooker lid, remove the steamed salmon steaks. Sprinkle fish with chopped herbs. The dish is ready to serve. As a side dish, potatoes, rice, vegetables are suitable.
With string beans
String beans will be steamed with salmon.
What is required:
- three or four salmon steaks (you need to take so many steaks to fit in a container of a double boiler);
- 50 g of green beans;
- 30 g of cheese;
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Stages of preparation:
- Rinse steaks, towel, salt, pepper. If desired, seasoning for fish can be added.
- Pour water into the multicooker bowl. Put salmon slices in a double container. Sprinkle each steak with grated cheese (you can not add cheese).
- Put the bean pods here (similarly, you can cook with any other vegetables).
- Place the container-double boiler in the bowl of the multicooker, select the program “Steam cooking”. Cook for 20 minutes.
- After the multicooker signal, open the lid. Do not immediately take out the dish - let it cool. After a while, put the fish and green beans on plates and serve.
Simultaneously with cooking salmon in a slow cooker for a couple, you can cook a side dish in the bowl, for example rice.
In mustard and honey marinade
Salmon cooked with this dressing acquires a mustard-honey taste.
What is required:
- 0.5 kg of salmon;
- two onions;
- half a lemon;
- a tablespoon of honey;
- half a teaspoon of mustard powder;
- two tablespoons of olive oil;
- pepper;
- salt.
Stages of steaming salmon in a slow cooker:
- Rinse a piece of fish under water from the tap, wipe and cut into steaks about two centimeters wide. If frozen steaks were bought, they need to be thawed, washed and dried.
- Remove the husks from the onion and cut into thin rings.
- Cook the marinade. Pour olive oil into a bowl, squeeze the juice from the lemon, put honey and pour the mustard. Add onion rings or seasoning to the marinade. Mix well.
- Pepper, salt and grate steaks to soak. Put salmon in the cooked sauce and mix, so that the pieces are covered with marinade on all sides. Fish can be marinated in advance and refrigerated overnight or for several hours. If salmon is not prepared in advance, after dipping it into the fill, you can immediately proceed to steaming in a slow cooker.
- Pour water into the multicooker bowl, place the double boiler in it and put the steaks on them - onion rings. Install the bowl in the device and turn on the “Steamer” program. Cooking time is 25 minutes.
At the end of the process, as the sound signal informs, remove the lid, then remove the container with fish and transfer the steaks to the dish.
With rice garnish
This is another recipe for steamed salmon steak for a slow cooker. Main course and side dish are cooked in a slow cooker at the same time.
What is required for the main dish:
- four steaks;
- 150 g of cheese;
- salt.
For garnish:
- one glass of rice;
- two multi-glasses of water;
- clove of garlic;
- Bay leaf;
- salt.
Stages of preparation:
- Grate steaks on all sides with salt, pepper and other seasonings to taste.
- Put them in a container-double boiler, sprinkle with grated cheese (you can not add).
- Rinse the rice, put it in the crock-pot bowl. Add garlic, bay leaf, a spoonful of any oil and salt. Pour in cold water. Install a container-double boiler with fish on the bowl. Close the lid, turn on the “Steam cooking” program.
After the beep, open the lid, remove the double container, transfer the steaks and rice to the dish. A piece of butter can be added to the rice if desired.
Conclusion
The process of steaming salmon in a slow cooker is very simple. The dish is cooked quickly, the fish is tender and tasty. You can cook steam fish at the same time as a side dish, which is very convenient. At the same time as salmon, you can put any vegetables that go well with fish in a container-double boiler. It is good to serve fresh greens to the finished dish.