Salmon Fillets With Sorrel Sauce Food

PIERRE'S SALMON WITH SORREL

Steps:

• Choose the thickest center section of the fish. Using a flexible boning knife, cut apart the two fillets, and carefully remove skin.
• With pliers, pull out the tiny bones hiding in the center of the flesh. They can be found by running fingers against the grain of the fish. Divide the fillets in half horizontally to make four pieces weighing about 6 ounces each.
• Lightly oil two pieces of parchment paper with peanut oil. Lay one piece of parchment on a flat surface. Place fish on parchment. Top with second piece of parchment. With a wooden mallet or the side of a cleaver, gently flatten so each fillet is of equal thickness.
• In a medium saucepan, combine fish stock and shallots. Bring to a boil, and cook until reduced to a glaze, 10 to 15 minutes. Add wine and vermouth, and continue to cook until bright and syrupy, about 3 minutes. Add creme fraiche, and boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Pass through a fine mesh sieve into a clean pan.
• Add sorrel, and cook for 25 seconds. Remove from heat. Add butter a little at a time, swirling or stirring with a wooden spoon until completely incorporated (be sure not to break up sorrel leaves). Season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season salmon on one side (the less presentable side) with salt and pepper. Place in pan, seasoned side up. Cook 25 seconds, turn, and cook 15 seconds more. The salmon must be undercooked to preserve its tenderness (it will continue to cook in the finished sauce).
• Distribute sauce among four large plates. Place salmon, seasoned side down, on plates. Season with salt. Serve immediately.

SALMON FILLETS WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Wipe the fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle with oil and lemon juice. Preheat broiler.
• Heat the butter in a small saucepan and saute the sorrel leaves until they are limp. Add the stock and cream. Bring to boil, season, simmer until thickened slightly.
• Pure sauce in a food processor and return it to pan. Heat through.
• Broil the fillets for about five minutes on each side or until they are cooked. Arrange them on a serving platter. Serve the sauce separately.

DISHWASHER SALMON WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Layer two 30cm x 40cm sheets of foil together. Brush the shiny side of the foil with half the oil, place 2 fillets, side-by-side on top, then fold up the outer edges. Drizzle 1 tablespoon lime juice over each fillet and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Fold and pinch the foil extra tightly to create a watertight seal around the fillets.
• To ensure that the packet is airtight, press down on it gently with your hand - if air escapes easily, rewrap. Repeat wrapping with another 2 pieces of foil, remaining oil, fish and lime juice.
• Place the fish on the top rack in the dishwasher. Set the dishwasher to the 'normal' cycle and run it without any detergent for 45 minutes, which should take it through just the wash cycle. (Different brands of dishwasher may have varying washing cycles, with differences in water temperature, so check the machine's manual, which will tell you the temperature and duration of your washing cycle. Ideally 'cook' the salmon in a water temperature of 55°C for 45 minutes.).
• Meanwhile, make the sorrel sauce. Heat butter in a frying pan over medium heat, add leek and shallot, and cook for 8 minutes or until leek is soft. Add stock and simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced by half, then set aside to cool.
• Once cooled, transfer to a blender, add sorrel, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste, then purée until smooth. Transfer to a small saucepan until ready to serve.
• Once the wash cycle is completed, stop the dishwasher before it starts the drying cycle. To be sure, it is best to set a kitchen timer for 45 minutes. Remove the salmon from the dishwasher.
• To serve, reheat the sauce over medium heat, then stir in the cream. Remove the salmon from the foil, place a fillet on each plate and spoon a generous amount of sauce over.

SALMON WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over high heat combine shallots, wine and vermouth. Cook until mixture is almost evaporated. It should have a syrupy consistency. Add cream and bring mixture to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain sauce through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan.
• Tear sorrel into thumb-size pieces and drop into sauce. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and cook briefly, stirring. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Cut salmon in half widthwise. Then halve each piece, leaving four portions. Pound each piece lightly with the back of saucepan to make surface even.
• Season salmon on skin side with salt and pepper. Cook fillets in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat for 30 seconds. Flip and cook another 30 seconds.
• Distribute sorrel sauce evenly over center of 4 warm serving plates. Place a salmon fillet over each, arranging some sorrel strands around them. Serve immediately.

PECAN-CRUSTED SALMON WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• For Sauce:
• Combine sorrel, wine and shallots in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sorrel wilts, about 2 minutes. Add cream and lime juice. Boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 12 minutes. Transfer sauce to blender. Purée until almost smooth. Return sauce to same saucepan. Season with ground white pepper and salt.
• For Fish:
• Finely grind pecans, tarragon and basil in processor. Blend in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to small bowl. (Sauce and nut mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Let nut mixture stand at room temperature 30 minutes before using.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil large baking sheet. Arrange salmon on prepared sheet. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Spoon equal amount of nut mixture over top of each fillet.
• Bake salmon until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring sauce to simmer.
• Using spatula, transfer salmon to plates. Spoon sauce around fish.