Lemon Hazelnut Butter Sauce Food

LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large nonreactive skillet over high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the wine, lemons, garlic, and shallots. Cook for 3 minutes, breaking up and mashing the lemons with a wire whisk. Stir in the salt, pepper, Worcestershire, and hot sauce and cook until the mixture is somewhat syrupy, for about 3 minutes. Stir in the cream and cook for 1 minute. Over low heat, whisk in the butter a few pats at a time. When all of the butter has been added, remove from the heat, but continue whisking until all of the butter is incorporated into the sauce. Strain the sauce, pressing all of the liquid into a bowl. Stir in the parsley. Serve immediately, or keep warm for a few minutes until ready to use.

LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the ingredients in a small bowl and mash together with a fork. Place the butter mixture in a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap and roll into a 1-inch-diameter cylinder. Twist the ends and refrigerate until ready to use.

SPICY HAZELNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée nuts with water, garlic, salt, cilantro, vinegar, and cayenne in a blender or food processor until smooth. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream, blending until emulsified.

STEAMED SALMON WITH LEMON-HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring about 2 inches of water to a boil in the bottom of a steamer. Rub the bottom (skinned side) of each salmon piece with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the salmon buttered side down on a steamer rack. Place the rack over boiling water, cover and cook 6 minutes.
• Spoon an equal portion of the sauce on the bottom of each of four plates. Place one piece of salmon in the center of each plate and sprinkle with chopped flower petals or herbs and coarsely chopped hazelnuts.

LEMON-HAZELNUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the wine, 3 tablespoons of the hazelnut liqueur and all the lemon juice. Bring to the boil and cook about 5 minutes or until reduced to 4 tablespoons.
• Gradually add the remaining 1/2 pound butter, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. When thickened remove the sauce from the heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of liqueur, salt and pepper.
• Put the hazelnuts into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend as finely as possible. Add to the sauce.