This special recipe was created by the amazing Sha of Happiness. She has picked some of the most delicious dishes in all of Azeroth and re-created them in her kitchen.

I’m sure you’re hungry, so let’s get started on this very simple, but very delicious dish!

Recipe adapted from Fire Spirit Salmon by Sha of Happiness. 

UNIT COMPOSITION

1. salt
2. pepper
3. 2 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
4. 1 teaspoons of olive oil (or butter if you prefer)
5. ~ 1 tablespoon of sliced ginger
6. 1 tablespoon of miso paste
7. 1 1/2 tablespoon of sesame seed oil
8. 1 tablespoon of red chili paste
9. 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
10. 1/2 white onion, diced
11. 2 4oz cuts of salmon
12. OPTIONAL: 3 – 5 sprigs of green onion (scallion)

BUILD ORDER

Prep time for this dish is roughly 15 minutes. Total cook time is about 10 minutes. This will make 2 servings.

I’ve made a slight deviation from Sha’s original recipe. In her recipe, she suggests cooking the salmon via pan or roasting it in the oven. I’ll be roasting it in the oven, but I made a minor change — I’m cooking it en papillote!

So, I’m sure you’re asking… What is en papillote? The term “en papillote” is French for “in parchment”. Basically, the method is you take some sort of food, wrap it into a little package and then cook it. Since the food is wrapped up in its own little container, it will basically be steamed by its own juices (or what ever liquid you’ve put in the pouch).

There are many regional variants on this type of cooking. Zongzi, which is a Chinese dish comprised of sticky rice and various fillings, uses this technique but with leaves. Zongzi is also insanely delicious, so if you ever have a chance to get one, I recommend it!

OPENING

1. Set a pan on high-heat.
2. Add in your olive oil.
3. Sautee your garlic and onions.
4. Remove from heat and set aside.

MID GAME

1. In a bowl, combine your soy sauce, sesame sauce, and red chili paste.
2. Add in your sliced ginger. When the salmon has finished cooking, you will want to remove these slices before plating.
3. Set aside and prepare your salmon!

LATE GAME

1. Pre-heat your oven to 375° (~190° C). 
2. Place your sauteed onions and garlic on one side of the parchment paper.
3. Place your salmon on top of the onions and garlic.
4. Season your salmon with salt and pepper.
5. Pour the sauce over the salmon. (Optional: Place a few sprigs of green onion on top of the salmon)
6. Fold the parchment paper over the salmon, making sure to leave air inside the package. Roll the sides of the parchment paper up, so that the package is sealed.
7. Place in the oven and roast for about 7 minutes. Remove from the oven when done. Be careful when opening the package!
8. EAT!

GG WP!

A big thank you goes out to Sha for creating this amazing and healthy recipe! Salmon is good AND good for you. <3

I’ve been watching a lot of Proleague recently and I’m excited to see Broodwar players earn their stars on the battlefield. Admittedly, this is my first Proleague experience and I’m quite enjoying it. I’m still waiting to see Flash make this face:

Figure 1.0: The face of Terran

KT has been doing pretty OK… Just OK (aside from the fact that they have been putting on the pain train so far. All aboard!) But the league has just begun, so there’s many more games and many more chances for all of the teams. Also, more Flash. Yay!

Figure 1.1: The result of coffee based stim packs

Anyways, enough Proleague FOR NOW! It’s time to discuss food; more specifically food that involves the delicious Atlantic salmon. I’m a big supporter of salmon because it’s tasty, healthy and easy to prepare. Salmon doesn’t even take that long to cook, so it’s pretty time saving. Oh, did I mention it’s pretty tasty?

Yeah, it’s pretty tasty. Maybe even tastier when coated in herbs:

This recipe is fairly simple and you could probably* finish it during the Proleague breaks. DAMN, THOSE BREAKS ARE PRETTY LONG.

*maybe not

UNIT COMPOSITION

1. salt
2. pepper
3. olive oil
4. crushed garlic
5. lemon
6. 1 tablespoon of parsley
7. 1 tablespoon of oregano
8. 1 tablespoon of rosemary
9. 1 cup of bread crumbs
10. 2 skinned salmon fillets (6oz – 8oz in size)*
11. 1/2 cup of brown rice
12. 1/4 cup of crimini mushrooms
13. 3 cups of spinach

I’m a big fan of Whole Foods. Yes, it’s a bit more expensive than other grocery stores, but I feel that the extra buck or two is worth it — especially for the meat and seafood quality (besides, where else will I get my soy sour cream?). Idealistically, I’d love to get seafood from a farmer’s market, but sometimes the farmer’s market isn’t always available.

If only I had some sort of transportation system that would magically warp in delicious Alaskan Salmon. Hmm…

Well, until the Xel’Naga stop by and hand us some fancy technology, we’re going to have to make do with going to the store to get our salmon. And you can manually warp in this salmon dish directly to your face with these handy-dandy Warp Prism tortillas.

Get your dose of Omega-3s with this simple salmon dish!

UNIT COMPOSITION

FOR THE SALMON

1. salt
2. pepper
3. 1 teaspoon of dill
4. 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
5. 1 teaspoon of cumin
6. olive oil
7. juice of 1/2 of a lime
8. 1 lb of salmon fillets
9. 1/2 cup of spinach
10. 6 whole wheat tortillas

FOR THE SALSA

1. salt
2. pepper
3. juice of 1 lime
4. 1/3 cup cilantro
5. 1 red onion
6. 1 mango

BUILD ORDER

Prep time should be about 25 minutes. Cook time is about 12 minutes. This recipe will feed 3 to 4 people

OPENING

1. Dice your cilantro, onion and mango.
2. Add in lime juice.
3. Add salt and pepper.
4. Combine the ingredients — add additional salt and pepper to taste.

MID GAME

1. Set a skillet on high heat.
2. Place a teaspoon of olive oil in the skillet.
3. Season the salmon with salt, pepper, dill, garlic powder, and cumin.
4. When the oil hot (just before it begins to smoke), place the salmon in the pan. Reduce heat to medium after allowing the salmon to sear. 
5. Cook the salmon about 5-7 minutes on each side.
6. Remove salmon and let cool for 1 minute.

LATE GAME

1. Warm tortillas by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and microwaving for about 10 seconds.
2. Place spinach on the tortilla.
3. Flake pieces of the salmon and place them on top of the spinach.
4. Spoon mango salsa in the tortilla and wrap.
5. Garnish with additional cilantro.

And that’s all you need for this simple and healthy dish. GG WP.