Coulibiac (salmon And Rice In Puff Pastry)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup minced leek ( and pale green parts only)
• 6 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, chopped
• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 24 ounces skinless salmon fillet
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 cook rice until tender. set aside.
• 2 melt butter in skillet over medium-low heat.
• 3 add leek; sauté until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes.
• 4 add mushrooms. cover skillet; cook until mushrooms release their juices, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 5 uncover skillet. increase heat to medium-high; sauté until liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes.
• 6 transfer to bowl. add rice. season with salt and pepper. cool completely.
• 7 butter large baking sheet.
• 8 cut one pastry sheet into 4 equal squares. divide rice mixture among centers of squares.
• 9 set salmon atop rice. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 10 bring pastry corners up around salmon (pastry will not enclose salmon completely.)
• 11 cut remaining pastry into 4 equal squares. lay 1 square atop each salmon fillet, tucking corners under bottom pastry to enclose salmon completely.
• 12 pinch edges together to seal, brushing with egg mixture.
• 13 arrange salmon packages, seam side down, on prepared baking sheet. cover and chill 30 minutes. (can be made 8 hours ahead. keep chilled.).
• 14 preheat oven to 400°f brush top of pastry with egg mixture.
• 15 bake until golden about 30 minutes.