Newcastle Potted Salmon

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 salmon steaks, each weighing approximately 6 ounces
• 1/4 ounce ground mace
• 1/4 ounce ground cloves, well mixed with mace
• pepper
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 set the oven to 180°c/ 350°f/ gas 4.
• 2 wipe the salmon steaks and season with the spices and a little pepper.
• 3 place them in a well-buttered ovenproof dish and dot with butter.
• 4 cover with a lid or piece of foil and bake for 30-40 minutes, occasionally basting the steaks with the liquid.
• 5 lift out the salmon steaks and allow them to drain well.
• 6 allow them to cool a little, and then remove all skin and bones and flake the flesh finely.
• 7 place in 4-6 ramekin dishes and press down well.
• 8 spoon the melted butter over the fish to seal, and leave to set.
• 9 serve well chilled, as a starter, with buttered crusty bread or toast.