And you thought pre-packaged refrigerated canned biscuits were just canned biscuits? Au contraire, these nifty convenience items can be fashioned into a lot of other cool things, and whomever’s eating the dish will probably never know you started with canned biscuits! That’s the fun part of cooking~~it’s like artistry~~the ingredients can create a new canvas. So become a biscuit sculptor in your own kitchen…come up with fun new ways to design and use them…that’s what makes being a chef an artist!
Serves: 8
What you need:
1 roll refrigerated flaky biscuits (8)
1 package Honey Roasted Corn (or similar frozen corn)
16 tablespoons Canola Oil
2 pounds thick cut (appx 2+ inches) salmon filet
1 (15oz) can black beans
2 cups sour cream
1 (12oz) container Pico de Gallo store-bought/pre-packaged using fresh ingredients (Note: You can substitute spicy salsa.)
What you do:
PREPARE the SALMON CONFIT & CORN MEDLEY: Trim salmon taking off thin parts. Cut into about 1 ½ inch pieces. Put in bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of canola oil, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of salt and toss/blend. Let it marinade for 10 minutes. Put 3 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick large heavy skillet over medium heat. Let the oil get hot. Put salmon in and sear and cook about 5 minutes turning pieces gently. Remove salmon to a plate. Add ¼ cup water and deglaze pan. Add corn, black beans, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and toss and blend cooking 10 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer. Add salmon to mixture blend, cover with lid. Stir & blend before serving.
PREPARE NAAN BREAD: Use a large wooden cutting board surface. Using a pastry brush, coat about an eight inch diameter on the board with some of the oil. Take one biscuit at time and butterfly crosswise through the middle with a serrated knife (do not cut apart completely). Open apart the biscuit. Brush biscuit with oil. Flatten with hands. Then using a rolling pin, roll out to an irregular shaped ‘circle/rectangle’ about 7-9 inches in diameter. (Three or four rolls of the pin will do it.) Sprinkle with a pinch of pepper.
COOKING NAAN: Peel dough off wooden cutting board. Using a non-stick heavy skillet, pour 1 tablespoon of oil and heat on medium. Put flattened dough in hot skillet and fry on first side about 90-120 seconds. The top will begin to bubble; do not flatten. Using a flexible turner, flip and fry on the other side another 90-120 seconds. (Note: Regulate the heat level from medium to medium low as you are making the ‘naan’ to get golden brown markings.) When each piece is done, remove and put on a parchment paper-lined large cookie sheet to rest. Repeat procedure with all biscuits adding another tablespoon of oil to the skillet each time a new biscuit is put in.
SERVING: Place a piece of the naan on a plate. Put about a heaping tablespoon of sour cream and ‘swish’ in center of nann. Scoop equal amounts of the salmon confit/corn medley on top of the naan. Top each serving with equal amounts of sour cream and Pico de Gallo.
©Alice D’Antoni Phillips Ally’s Kitchen
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