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Steam Poached Salmon
Description
Salmon is the read meat of fish. It's not steak but it taste great, is good for your heart and low in fat. This recipe is so simple that anyone can do it and you can have a delicious dinner in under 20 minutes. Fancy French restaurants often serve poached salmon and they wish it was as good as this.Ingredients
At a glance
Makes
4 Servings
1 1/2 to 2 pound salmon fillet cut into 4 equal portions
2 lemons - 1 sliced into 8-10 slices the other quartered
1/2 cup dry white wine, vermouth or low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
Optional Sauce Ingredients
2 small or 1 large shallot diced
1T capers rinsed
1T fresh dill or 1 tsp. dry dill
Methods/steps
- Cover the bottom of a pan large enough to hold the 4 fillets without them touching with the lemon slices. Place the salmon skin side down on top of the lemon. You can place 2 fillets with the thinnest portions overlapping each other or just keep all 4 fillets from touching. Season with a little salt and pepper, carefully add the cooking liquid and the water.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, turn the heat to medium, cover the pan and allow to cook 11 - 12 minutes or until the fish starts to flake at the thickest part. Carefully remove the salmon to plates and cover with foil.
- To make a pan sauce remove the lemon slices, turn the heat to medium high, add the sauce ingredients and boil a few minutes until the sauce is cooked to about 1/4 cup. Spoon over fillets and serve.
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Created by Steve
Guys, you can eat beef and still lose weight but you have to choose your beef wisely. This is a great recipe for cooking a low fat steak and packing plenty of flavor into it. |
Additional Tips
Variations
Orange Salmon - My wife loves oranges with salmon so I replace the lemon with oranges. I suggest you zest one of the the oranges and sprinkle the zest over the salmon before you start to poach/steam.
Honey Glazed Salmon - Stir 2T of honey into the sauce right before spooning onto salmon.
Asian Salmon - use oranges as mentioned above, sprinkle a little soy sauce on the salmon before cooking, and add 1T of soy to the cooking liquid. Add 1/2 tsp sesame oil to the sauce after it's cooked down.
Yogurt Dill Salmon - double the amount of dill and after the sauce has cooked down pour it into a bowl with 1/2 cup non fat plain yogurt.
Southwestern Poached Salmon - Replace the lemon with limes and the dill with fresh cilantro. Skip the capers and add 1T diced chili peppers. Add a little extra cilantro when serving.