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Koulibiac Russia

Serves: 8

Prep Time: 60 minutes
Meal Occasion: Main Dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine Type: Russian, American

Ingredients

1cup UNCLE BEN’S® ORIGINAL CONVERTED® Brand Rice
1lb. salmon fillets
1 Egg, beaten
8oz. mushrooms
1tsp. plain yogurt
4 hard boiled eggs sliced
2Tbsp. butter
1/2cup heavy cream
1dash lemon juice
1Tbsp. parsley chopped (as needed)
1Tbsp. dill as needed
2 puff pastry (rectangles)
3 1/2cups chicken broth
salt and pepper as needed

Instructions

1. Cook the rice according to package instructions using butter.
2. Poach the salmon in chicken broth for about 10 minutes. Finely chop the mushrooms and fry in 1 Tbsp. butter.
3. Roll out 2 rectangles of puff-pastry to about 20cm. x 30cm. Place one rectangle on a buttered and floured baking tray.
4. Put a layer of rice on the bottom and sprinkle with dill, parsley, salt and pepper, then a layer of fried mushrooms, a layer of boiled eggs and all the salmon.
5. Repeat in reverse order. Cover with the second rectangle of puff-pastry, having brushed the edges of the base with beaten egg.
6. Brush the surface with beaten egg, and make a hole in the middle. Bake in a hot oven, 400F, for 40 minutes.
7. Prepare the sauce by beating the cream with yogurt, parsley, pepper, salt and a dash of lemon juice. Serve warm with Koulibiac.

tips and notes
If available use wild salmon instead of farm raised.



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