Salmon With Lemon And Chive Cream Sauce Food

POACHED SALMON WITH LEMON CRISPS AND MEYER LEMON CREAM

Steps:

• For the court boullion: Place all ingredients in a large stock pot and let simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. Strain the stock and season with salt. In a shallow roasting pan, bring the stock to just below a simmer. Fully submerge the portion cut pieces of salmon in the stock and cook to desired doneness. See Chef's Note 1.
• Remove the portions with a spatula and chill until service. See Chef's Note 2.
• For the Meyer lemon cream: Place the garlic, shallots, Meyer lemon peels, and white wine in a pot over medium heat and allow the wine to reduce by half. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil. Whisk in the turmeric. Season with salt and the juice of the Meyer lemon. Strain through a sieve to remove the garlic, shallots, and lemon peel. Chill until service.;
• For the lemon crisps: In a medium sized saucepan, over medium heat, heat 1 to 2 inches of the oil in a deep saucepot to about 250 degrees F. Cut off the ends of the lemons. Using a sharp mandolin, slice the lemons into thin rings about 1/16th of an inch. Coat each ring individually in the rice flour and fry in the hot oil until it begins to slightly brown. Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel and allow them to sit for a minute to fully cook.;
• For assembly: On a nice serving platter, make an even coat of the lemon cream sauce. Place the poached salmon on top of the cream and top with lemon crisps and sprigs of watercress or any other decorative green herb.

SALMON WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the sauce: Pour the lemon juice, broth, and cream into a small pot and bring to a simmer. Immediately lower the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. The last minute or two, uncover the pot and increase the heat to high to reduce the sauce a bit.
• Prep the salmon: While the sauce is cooking, check the salmon for any stray scales (if skin-on). Use needle nose pliers to remove any pin bones.
• Cook the salmon fillets: Add the oil to a sauté pan large enough to fit the fillets in one layer. Heat the pan on high and let the pan heat up for 90 seconds. Lay the fillets in the hot pan and lower the heat to medium. Let the fillets sizzle steadily for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on how thick the fish is. A 1-inch-thick fillet will take about 5 minutes. With a metal spatula, gently turn the fillets over. Cook for another 1 to 5 minutes, depending on how well-done you like your fish. We like our salmon a little rare in the center, so we cook the second side of a 1-inch fillet about 3 minutes.
• Pour lemon cream sauce over the salmon: Place the salmon fillets on plates and pour lemon cream sauce over them and sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve. If you've crisped up the skin, serve the fillets skin-side up so they stay crispy. Otherwise, serve the fillets skin-side down.

SALMON WITH LEMON, CHIVE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the clam juice, vermouth, and shallots in a small saucepan.
• Boil until liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Add cream and continue boiling until sauce coats a spoon, about 2 minutes.
• Add lemon juice.
• Strain sauce and return to saucepan.
• Add chopped chives and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place salmon on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut salmon on a deep diagonal (almost parallel to work surface) into eight scallops 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick.
• Sprinkle salmon scallops with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium high heat.
• Working in batches, add salmon to skillet and cook about 30 seconds on each side until opaque in center.
• Bring sauce to a boil and divide between four plates.
• Arrange salmon on top of sauce.
• Garnish with whole chives.

CHIVE SAUCE FOR GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Mix everything together except wine.
• Reserve 1/3 cup of sauce to serve with grilled fish.
• Stir wine into remaining sauce.
• Brush over fish before grilling. Grill salmon.
• Serve grilled salmon with the reserved sauce as you would tartar sauce.