Salmon with chantrelles

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
12 ounces Chantrelle Mushrooms, sliced
24 ounces Salmon Fillets or Steaks,
Cut 3/4\" to 1\" thick
¾ cup Fish Stock
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
½ teaspoon Dijon Mustard
¼ cup Heavy Cream
Lengthwise
¼ cup White Wine
1 tablespoon Shallots, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Chopped fresh chervil,
Chives and Parsley

Directions

COOKED MUSHROOMS

POACHED SALMON

CHANTRELLE SAUCE

Cooked Mushrooms: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.

Add chantrelles. Cover with a buttered round of waxed paper and lid.

Cook 5 minutes until tender. Remove chantrelles with a slotted spoon, reserving pan juices. Set chantrelles aside.

Poached Salmon: Add salmon, stock, wine, and shallots to pan juices in skiller. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 10-12 minutes until fish flakes in center of thickest part when tested with a fork. Using 2 spatulas, carefully turn fish over halfway through cooking time. Remove salmon with a slotted spatula, reserving pan juices. Cover salmon and keep warm.

Chantrelle Sauce: Boil pan juices gently until reduced by half.

Strain pan juices and return to skillet. Stir in lemon juice, mustard and cream. Add chantrelles. Boil gently until thickened slightly.

Season with salt and pepper. Ladle sauce over salmon on serving plates. Sprinkle with herbs to garnish.

Source: Victoria Magazine, April 1994 Typed by Katherine Smith Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY and home of Kook-Net 315-786-1120

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