Champagne Poached Salmon Seafood Recipe

Champagne Poached Salmon Seafood Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 6-ounce salmon steaks or fillets (6 to 8 ounces each) — skinned and boned
• 2 cups champagne
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 4 slices red onion
• 1 tablespoon capers — optional
• 4 sprigs fresh tarragon
• 1/2 cup honey dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh tarragon — chopped
• salt and pepper — to taste.

Method

1. Mix together mustard and chopped tarragon, hold aside
2. Season salmon steaks/fillets lightly with salt and pepper
3. Place in a pan just large enough to hold the salmon in 1 layer
4. Add the champagne, lime juice and just enough water to cover the fish
5. Remove the fish and bring the liquid to a boil
6. Return the salmon steaks/fillets to the pan
7. Top each with an onion slice, capers and tarragon sprig
8. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover pan with foil and poach at no more than a simmer for 6 to 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the salmon)
9. Remove salmon steaks/fillets from the liquid and place on 4 warm serving plates
10. Top each piece of fish with 1 ounce of the mustard mixture and serve

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