Steamed Salmon With Sauce Of Sorrel And Spinach Recipes

Steps:

• Cut tofu into four slabs and place on a thin cotton towel or piece of cheesecloth to drain. Slice salmon fillet into eight slices, each about 3/4inch thick. Place two salmon strips skin side together in a round, yin yang patty and place on top of each piece of tofu.
• In a small saucepan, bring to a boil the soy sauce, mirin, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and black pepper. Remove from heat and reserve.
• Place a rack above boiling water in a large pot with a cover. Place tofu/salmon on rack in steamer, surround it with the spinach, and steam, covered, for 4 to 6 minutes.
• To serve, place a tofu/salmon in each of four shallow bowls and arrange hot spinach around edges. Pour soy mixture over each and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Rub the salmon steaks with salt and pepper. Combine the oil, lemon juice and capers in a shallow bowl. Add the salmon and turn to coat with the marinade. Refrigerate for an hour.
• Scald the sorrel and spinach in boiling water. Rinse under cold water, drain and squeeze thoroughly dry. Mince the sorrel and spinach in a food processor, together with a third of a cup of the cream.
• Combine the remaining one-and-two-thirdscups of cream and wine in a medium-size saucepan. Boil over high heat until reduced by half, about seven minutes. Add the sorrel and spinach and cook two minutes more, stirring.
• Off heat, stir in the butter a piece at a time, whisking after each addition until thoroughly incorporated. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Add more lemon juice if a tarter flavor is desired.
• To serve, divide the sauce among four plates and place the salmon on top.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine spinach, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and garlic salt; cover and refrigerate until serving., Place trivet insert and 1 cup water in a 3- or 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Place salmon on trivet; sprinkle with lemon pepper and top with lemon slices. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Quick-release pressure. A thermometer inserted in fish should read at least 145°., Discard lemon slices. Serve salmon with spinach sauce.

Steps:

• Pick over the sorrel. Discard any tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse the leaves and pat them dry. Pack the leaves closely and cut them crosswise into very thin strips. This is called a chiffonadeThere should be about two cups or slightly more when loosely packed.
• If there are any bones in the fillets, carefully remove them with pliers. Cut the fillets on the bias into about 14 thin slices.
• Put the reserved fish skin and bones in a small saucepan. Add one tablespoon of the shallots, the wine and chopped tomatoes. Bring to the boil and let simmer five minutes. Add the cream and cook about five minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, pushing the solids with a rubber spatula to extract as much liquid as possible. There should be about one and one-quarter cups.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the remaining one tablespoon of shallots. Cook briefly and add the sorrel. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
• Add the cream mixture, the cubed tomato flesh, salt and pepper.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in a stick-proof skillet. Sprinkle the salmon with salt and pepper and place, a few pieces at a time, in one layer in the skillet. Cook one and one-half to two minutes, depending on the thickness of the slices, turning once.
• Pour the sorrel sauce into the center of a warm platter and smooth it over. As the salmon pieces are cooked, arrange them neatly, slightly overlapping, on the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over high heat combine shallots, wine and vermouth. Cook until mixture is almost evaporated. It should have a syrupy consistency. Add cream and bring mixture to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain sauce through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan.
• Tear sorrel into thumb-size pieces and drop into sauce. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and cook briefly, stirring. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Cut salmon in half widthwise. Then halve each piece, leaving four portions. Pound each piece lightly with the back of saucepan to make surface even.
• Season salmon on skin side with salt and pepper. Cook fillets in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat for 30 seconds. Flip and cook another 30 seconds.
• Distribute sorrel sauce evenly over center of 4 warm serving plates. Place a salmon fillet over each, arranging some sorrel strands around them. Serve immediately.