Oven Poached Whole Salmon

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1998

This simple method of poaching a whole salmon requires only aluminum foil and an oven.

SERVES 10 to 12

TIME 2¼ to 3¼ hours

Oven Poached Whole Salmon

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Because most pots can’t fit a whole salmon, and fish poachers are expensive, we decided to get rid of the water altogether and steam the salmon in its own moisture. Our “poached” salmon recipe didn’t require special equipment and resulted i...

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