Crab Stuffed Salmon Recipe

Crab stuffed salmon is a quick and easy to make salmon recipe. Baked salmon fillets stuffed with imitation crab meat and ricotta cheese in a delicious garlic butter sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Course: Salmon recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: imitation crab meat, kani, salmon recipes, stuffed salmon

Servings:

Author: chefjar

Equipment

Ingredients

Salmon:

Salmon fillets skinless-4
Lemon juice-3 tablespoons
Black pepper and salt-as needed
Olive oil- 2 tablespoons

Crab Filling:

Ricotta cheese at room temperature-4 oz (100 g)
Crab sticks sliced into medium pieces-8 sticks, plus 2 extra sticks for the topping ( 7 oz/200 g)
Garlic minced-1 teaspoon
Scallions chopped-2 tablespoons
Salt and pepper-to taste

Garlic butter (optional):

Unsalted butter melted-1 tablespoon
Garlic chopped-4
Lemon juice- 1 tablespoon

Instructions

Place salmon fillets on a large plate. Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil. Using a sharp knife, make a pocket or slit about 3/4 of the way through. Make sure not to cut all the way.
In a medium bowl combine the crab sticks, ricotta cheese, garlic, salt and black pepper.
Fill salmon pockets with the crab filling. Keep aside.

Oven Baked Salmon:

Preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C).
In a large oven-safe skillet combine the melted butter and chopped garlic. Add the salmon (the filling side up) and top with the remaining crab sticks.
Bake for 15 minutes or until salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.

How to cook on the Stove:

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the salmon ( skin side down) and cook until golden, about 7 minutes, covered with the lid. Flip and cook further for 7 minutes on the other side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
In the same skillet, cook the garlic ( be sure to mince garlic for cooking on the stove) until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add in the lemon juice. Remove from the heat and pour over the salmon.
Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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