japanese-style macaroni gratin with salmon

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ingredients:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 3 1/2 ounces spinach
• 2 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon red or white miso
• a little salt
• 2/3 ounces butter
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 1/2 ounces macaroni
• 1 quart water for boiling macaroni

step 1:

Cut off the stems of the spinach and cut into about 2 in. wide pieces. Cut the salmon into bite-size pieces.

step 2:

Pour the 1 liter of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the macaroni. After boiling, drain the macaroni in a colander.

step 3:

Put the butter in a frying pan and sear the salmon for about 2 minutes on medium heat. Add the spinach and sear.

step 4:

Preheat the oven to 480 °F. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the flour and mix. Add the remaining flour into the mixture in fourths and mix each time in the same manner.

step 5:

Add one fourth of the milk and mix. Add the remaining milk into the mixture in fourths and mix in the same manner each time.

step 6:

After boiling, put some sauce into a spoon. Add the miso and stir with chopsticks until it is dissolved. Stir into the soup.

step 7:

Add the macaroni and salt and mix.

step 8:

Place in a fireproof dish. Spread the shredded mozzarella cheese over it. Bake in the oven at 480 °F for 12 minutes.