Best Wine Poached Salmon Recipes

POACHED SALMON IN WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Divide all the ingredients except the salmon between 2 skillets.
• If you do not have one big enough to hold all the salmon.
• Add the salmon filets and bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat.
• Lower to a medium low heat and gently simmer until the fish is medium to medium well about 6 minutes.

WHITE WINE POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON & CREAM (FOR ONE)

Steps:

• In a small skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Add the mushrooms and saute until they give off some liquid, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour the wine into a saucepan large enough to hold the salmon and bring to a simmer. Slip in the salmon, cover pan, and poach gently over low heat until the salmon tests done (it should appear opaque when pierced with the point of a knife), 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the salmon from the poaching liquid with a slotted skimmer and set aside on a warmed plate. Keep warm.
• Add cream and 1 tablespoon tarragon to the poaching liquid and reduce over high heat to a syrupy sauce. Add mushrooms and warm through. Spoon sauce over salmon and garnish with more tarragon and fresh lemon.
• Serve with rice and a glass of wine.

WINE-POACHED SALMON WITH DILL

Steps:

• Season salmon with seasoned salt.
• Combine chicken broth, wine, and ginger in a large saucepan and bring almost to a boil.
• Set aside about a teaspoon of the dill and green onion for the sauce. Add the rest to the pot; then add salmon. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until easily flaked with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes, or until desired doneness. Remove salmon from pot carefully using a slotted spoon or spatula and place on a plate.
• Combine 2 tablespoons of poaching liquid from the pot with reserved teaspoon of dill and green onion; add soy sauce. Pour over salmon before serving or after plating.

SALMON TROUT POACHED IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Divide first 5 ingredients between 2 heavy large skillets. Arrange 4 fish steaks in each skillet. Bring liquid just to simmer over medium-low heat. Gently simmer until fish is opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Using metal spatula, turn fish over in skillet. Cool fish 1 hour in poaching liquid. Transfer fish and liquid to large glass baking dish. Cover; chill at least 1 day and up to 2 days.
• Mix pickles and parsley in bowl. Serve fish with pickle mixture.

POACHED SALMON WITH CORN AND WHITE WINE-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1.Set a colander over a bowl. Add the zucchini to the colander and toss with 1 teaspoon of salt. Let stand for 20 minutes. Squeeze the zucchini dry. 2.In a large, nonreactive skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped shallots and season with salt and pepper. Cook over moderate heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the wine and cook until evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the corn and 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook until the corn is tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the zucchini and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cover and keep warm. 3.In a large, nonreactive saucepan, combine 2 cups of the wine with the thyme, bay leaf, the halved shallot and 2 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Season the salmon with salt, add the fillets to the saucepan and cook at a bare simmer over low heat, turning once, about 6 minutes. Transfer the salmon to a plate and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the poaching liquid. 4.Add the remaining 1/2 cup of wine to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Season with salt. Stir the basil into the vegetables and transfer to plates. Nestle the salmon into the vegetables, top with the butter sauce and serve.

POACHED SALMON WITH CORN AND WHITE WINE–BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Set a colander over a bowl. Add the zucchini to the colander and toss with 1 teaspoon of salt. Let stand for 20 minutes. Squeeze the zucchini dry. 2. In a large, nonreactive skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped shallots and season with salt and pepper. Cook over moderate heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the wine and cook until evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the corn and 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook until the corn is tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the zucchini and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cover and keep warm. 3. In a large, nonreactive saucepan, combine 2 cups of the wine with the thyme, bay leaf, the halved shallot and 2 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Season the salmon with salt, add the fillets to the saucepan and cook at a bare simmer over low heat, turning once, about 6 minutes. Transfer the salmon to a plate and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the poaching liquid. 4. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of wine to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Season with salt. Stir the basil into the vegetables and transfer to plates. Nestle the salmon into the vegetables, top with the butter sauce and serve.

WINE POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Pour wine into a deep skillet, then add onion, lemon, dill, rosemary and pepper. Add enough water into the skillet so that the fish will be covered when you put it inches Bring to a boil, and add salmon fillets. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Lift fish to a platter and remove skin. (Do not discard the water!).
• To Make Sauce:.
• Melt the margarine in a suacepan and add the flour. Gradually add one cup of cooking liquid, and cook until thickened. Season with pepper. You can also add a pinch of salt if desired at this point.
• Spoon over fish.