This is so simple I hesitate to call it a recipe.  I have made it up in several sizes, but in a bite-size pie it can be an economical way to put some fish in your feast.

 Fresh or frozen and thawed, salmon. Skinned, and boned.  For small pies cut into small cubes.

  equal amounts of Ground ginger, Ground galangal, Ground long pepper, salt.

 Mix spices, toss salmon pieces in spice mixture, cut out pastry rounds or other shape and fold around salmon seal and bake till lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.  

 Crust for a 2 crust 9 inch pie.  Makes 30 small pies.

A note on the spices:  Galangal and Long Pepper are increasingly available, especially in natural foods markets.  Check Asian Groceries for the galangal as it is used in Thai cuisine.  If you cannot find them, ordinary black pepper can be substituted, but reduce the quantity slightly as long pepper has less of a bite and several floral notes.  A mix of ginger and turmeric will work for galangal. 

181.        Salmon Pie

SALMON EMPANADO

You must take the salmon, well-cleaned and washed, and take your spices, which are long pepper, galingale, and ginger, and all this well-ground with salt, but in such a manner that there is not too much spice, but moderate; then make the empanadas, and put the salmon inside.  And cast the spices on top and beneath, and all over.  And then cover the empanada and let it go to the oven to cook; and when it is cooked, if you wish to eat the salmon cold, make a hole in the empanada under the bottom crust so that the broth comes out, because with it, it cannot be kept well.

And you must know that the salmon ought to be eaten in the month of October when it starts to get cold.

This recipe comes from the Catalan text   Libre del Coch, Maestro Robert 1520 English translation Robin Carroll-Mann, 2001 

We served these at our Yule Feast (2013) for more on that feast see Yule Feast

Other recipes from this manuscript

• Catalan Stew
• Figs in the French Manner
• Catalonian Citrus Nut Sauce

other protein dishes

• Ahrash of Lamb
• Cheese and Bacon Pastries
• Doucettes
• Figgy Piggy Pie
• Green Meatballs
• Cumin Chicken Pie
• Catalan Stew
• Ravioli

Other savory pie recipes

• Chard Pie
• Cheese and Bacon Pastries
• Cumin Chicken Pie
• Doucettes
• Figgy Piggy Pie
• Genovese Tart
• Ofella
• French Lamb Pies