4th Of July Salmon With Egg Sauce Food

ALDER-PLANKED SALMON WITH EGG SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add shallots and saute 1 minute. Season with a pinch of salt. Add lemon juice, wine, stock and cream. Simmer over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
• Lower the heat and whisk in the remaining butter 1 tablespoon at a time, adding each piece when the previous one is almost melted.
• Add hot sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve, into a bowl. Cover to keep warm until ready to serve.
• Mix together the mustard powder, salt, and pepper. Brush the top of the salmon fillets with the melted butter. Season both sides with the mustard mixture and set aside.
• Put the soaked shingles in the oven, directly on the racks, for about 3 to 5 minutes until the wood is lightly browned on top. Carefully take the shingles out of the oven and place them on a heat-proof surface.
• Turn on the oven broiler.
• Immediately brush the shingles with a thin layer of olive oil and lay the salmon fillets, skinned side down, on the browned side of each shingle. Place the shingles under the broiler and cook the fish for about 5 to 7 minutes, until firm but not dry. Remove the fillets to a platter or serve directly from the shingles.
• Just before serving, stir the parsley and grated eggs into the reserved warm egg sauce. Fold in chives and caviar if using. Top the fillets with the egg sauce and a sprinkling of chives, and a dollop of caviar if using.

CITRUS-GLAZED GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, combine marmalade, lemon juice and basil; mix well. Spray skin side of salmon with nonstick cooking spray. Turn salmon over; sprinkle with garlic-pepper blend and salt.
• When grill is heated, place salmon, skin side down, on gas grill over medium-low heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium-low coals. Cook 12 to 17 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork, brushing with marmalade mixture during last 8 to 10 minutes of cooking time.

SALMON WITH EGG SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Rinse the fish and pat dry with paper towels. Lay the fish on a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Put half the lemon slices inside the fish's cavity; place the remainder on top. Fold the foil to encase the fish, securing the ends sono liquid escapes during baking. Place the package in a large roasting pan.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until the fish flakes easily.
• While the fish bakes, prepare the sauce. Melt the butter in a med saucepan over med heat. Stir in the flour to form a smooth paste. Cook for about 2 minutes, then slowly stir in the milk and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes more. Add the parsley, eggs, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide the salmon into serving portions and spoon the sauce over each before serving.

4TH OF JULY SALMON WITH EGG SAUCE

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS FOR POACHED SALMON: In a very large skillet, bring 3 cups of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the onion halves, peppercorns, bay leaf, and 4 sprigs of dill. Add the salmon steaks in a single layer, making that they are covered by the liquid (add more water, if necessary.) Return the liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat; reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer the fish until the salmon is opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes. With a slotted spatula, remove the fish to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Reserve the poaching liquid for the Egg Sauce.
• Make the Egg Sauce (directions follow).
• To serve, spoon the Egg Sauce over the salmon steaks and garnish each with a fresh dill sprig, if desired.
• DIRECTIONS FOR EGG SAUCE: In a small saucepan, bring a 1/2 cup of the chicken broth to a boil (do this as you are bringing the poaching liquid for the salmon to a boil). Reduce the heat and add the chopped carrots and chopped onions and cook for about 10 minutes, or until carrots are tender; drain the vegetables and discard broth.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Stir in the 1/2 cup of reserved salmon poaching liquid, the remaining 1/4 cup of chicken broth, and cream. Increase the heat to high and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil, about 1 minute.
• Whisk in the salt, pepper, and the cooked carrots and onion. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Gently stir in the chopped eggs and the chopped dill. Make about 2 cups.