Serves: 3
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Meal Occasion: Main Dish, Dinner
Cuisine Type: American, Californian
Ingredients
| 1 | box UNCLE BEN’S® Long Grain & Wild Rice Original Recipe |
| 3 | salmon fillets (5 oz.) |
| 2 | cloves garlic minced |
| 1 | medium onion diced |
| 6 | sprigs thyme leaves |
| 2 | cups red wine |
| 1/2 | cup baked potato chips crumbled |
| 1 | cup shitake or white mushrooms quartered |
| 1 | cup crimini mushrooms, quartered |
| 2 | Tbsp. olive oil |
| salt and pepper to taste |
Instructions
1. Cook rice according to package instructions and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In the meantime, prepare the red wine sauce. Sauté onion and 3 sprigs of thyme in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add red wine and beef broth; reduce liquid to 1 cup. Strain sauce through fine sieve and keep warm.
3. Make mushroom ragout by heating the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan. Stir in mushrooms, remaining thyme leaves and garlic until brown. Combine mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup of the wine sauce with cooked rice; set aside.
4. Brush salmon with oil and season with salt & pepper. Gently press crumbled potato chips on top of each piece of salmon. Bake 8-10 minutes.
5. To serve, drizzle some wine sauce on plate. Arrange a piece of salmon on top and drizzle with remaining sauce.