Marry Me Salmon with Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 0.8 lbs (400g) fresh salmon, cubed
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp seasoning salt (or fish seasoning)
• 1 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 cup white cooking wine
• 2 tbsp butter
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp neutral oil (avocado)
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil (from the jar)
• 3/4 cup heavy cream (or half & half), room temp
• Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish

For the Mashed Potatoes

• 3 pounds russet or Yukon gold potatoes
• 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3/4 cup milk or cream
• Salt, to taste

Directions

• Toss the cubed salmon with the olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, seasoning salt, italian seasoning and black pepper.
• Heat the neutral oil in a skillet and sear the salmon cubes on all sides until just cooked and golden. Remove and set aside.
• In the same pan, melt the butter with a little more oil and soften the minced shallot and garlic. Stir in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and their oil.
• Deglaze with the white wine, then stir in the room-temperature heavy cream and let it warm into a creamy sauce. Return the salmon to the pan to coat and finish with fresh parsley.
• Mashed potatoes: boil the potatoes with the whole garlic cloves until tender. Drain, then mash with the melted butter and milk or cream; season with salt to taste.
• Serve the creamy salmon over the garlic mashed potatoes.

A no-fuss dinner; the creator pinned the full written instructions in the post comments, and the method here follows the ingredient list and the video. From Ben Chelin on Instagram.