Hot salmon puffs (kids like)
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 15½ | ounce | Salmon, pink, canned |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| 12 | drops | Hot sauce |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Flour |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chives, minced |
| 1 | cup | Sour cream |
| 1 | tablespoon | Horseradish |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Fresh grated lemon peel |
| dash | White pepper | |
Directions
SALMON PUFFS
HORSERADISH SAUCE
Drain salmon, remove the skin and bones, if desired. In a pan, combine water, butter, hot sauce and the salt. Bring to a full boil over high heat. Add flour all at once. Stir and cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until mixture leaves sides of the pan and thickens. Remove form heat and beat in 4 eggs, 1 at a time, until mixture is smooth and shiny. Add chives and salmon. Stir until blended. Cool 15 minutes. Heat 3 inches oil in skillet to 370 .
Drop level teaspoons of salmon mixture nto hot oil. Fry, turning occasionally, until golden about 3 minutes. Drain.
Keep warm in 200 oven until serving time.
Puffs may be done ahead anf frozen. Tahw and reheat in microwave or in
300 oven until hot.
Serve with sauce.
SAUCE:
Combine all ingredients. Chill at least one hour hour before serving.