Poached Salmon And Dill Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• To poach salmon, begin by placing the small bunch of dill inside cavity of the salmon, and put salmon in a fish poacher or a large roasting pan. (If necessary remove head to fit salmon in pan.) Cover with water, and add salt, sugar, mustard seeds, peppercorns and onion. Place over high heat, and bring to a boil. Turn salmon over, and cook 10 minutes. Turn off heat, and let salmon cool in water for about an hour.
• To make sauce, whisk together the mustard and brown sugar in a small pitcher. Add sour cream and vinegar, and whisk until smooth. Mix in the chopped dill, and season with salt. Cover, and refrigerate until serving.
• To serve, remove salmon from poaching liquid and lay on large sheet of parchment or waxed paper. Remove skin from top, gently peeling it away, along with fins. Carefully lift top layer of salmon in one long fillet, removing it from backbone and transferring it to a large platter.
• Lift backbone off fish in one piece, and pick out any other visible bones. Turn fish over, and remove skin as before. Then place second fillet alongside the first on platter. Arrange leafy sprigs of dill between fillets, and drizzle sauce on top. Scatter lemon wedges around edges of plate. Pass pitcher of sauce separately.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, blend the plain yogurt, Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, and dill. Cover, and refrigerate until serving.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, place the salmon in the white wine and water. Adjust the amount of water as necessary to just cover the fish. Sprinkle with shallots. Cover the saucepan, and cook 10 to 12 minutes, until salmon is easily flaked with a fork. Drain, and serve with the yogurt sauce.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, combine the water, wine, onion and celery. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add salmon and poach, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until fish is firm and flakes easily with a fork., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with salmon.

Steps:

• Bring 6 quarts water, 6 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon halves, 1 tablespoon salt, and the peppercorns to a boil in a large, wide pot. Reduce heat; let simmer.
• Season two salmon steaks with salt. Place one-quarter each of the fennel and onion and 2 sprigs each dill and parsley on a long sheet of parchment; top with salted steaks, one-quarter each fennel and onion, and 2 sprigs each dill and parsley. Fold parchment to make a packet. Repeat process to make another packet.
• With kitchen twine, tie one packet to a wire rack; place in pot. Cover; poach until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Use tongs and a spatula to transfer rack to a rimmed baking sheet. Carefully open packet. Remove skin and any brown fat; discard. Transfer fish to a platter, discarding vegetables; cover. Cook other packet. Reserve 1 tablespoon cooking liquid.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and cooking liquid in a bowl. Stir in chopped dill and chives; season with salt and pepper. Garnish salmon with dill sprigs; serve with sauce.

Steps:

• Cut salmon fillets into 4 portions.
• In a large saucepan, bring white wine to a simmer. Place fillets in saucepan; cover.
• Poach 12 minutes, or until the inner flesh has turned light pink.
• Remove salmon with slotted spatula, cover, and place in 250 degree oven.
• Combine hot poaching liquid in blender with remaining ingredients. Process for 1 minute. Always be careful when blending hot liquids!
• Return to saucepan and whisk until thickened.
• Serve poached salmon fillets with dill sauce spooned on top.

Steps:

• in large pan, add salmon, cut in half if needed.
• add water, spices, wine, lemon juice, and vegetables to cover halfway.
• use 2 burners if necessary, heat to boil, cover and simmer on low 10-15 minutes.
• when salmon turns light pink, and opaque remove from liquid, chill.
• meanwhile make dill sauce- mix all ingredients together.
• slice cucumbers very thin, or use a mandoline, watch your fingers.
• decorate salmon with rows of cucumber to look like fish scales, serve w/ dill sauce.
• this can be served warm, but we prefer it cold or at room temp.

Steps:

• Rinse salmon and pat dry.
• Combine chicken broth, onion, parsley, lemon, salt, and pepper in a large skillet. Bring to a boil. Add salmon to the skillet in a single layer. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove salmon from the skillet and keep warm.
• Strain cooking liquid and reserve 2 cups.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, dill, sugar, and salt. Cook until bubbling, about 1 minute. Add reserved cooking liquid. Cook, whisking constantly, until sauce begins to thicken.
• Slowly stir 1/2 cup sauce into the egg yolks. Pour back into the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick, 1 to 2 minutes. Do not boil. Stir in lemon juice. Spoon sauce over salmon. Serve remaining sauce alongside.

Steps:

• For dill sauce, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, dill, onion, and basil in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until serving., Place 2 in. of water, peppercorns and bay leaf in a large skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add salmon. Cook, uncovered, for 4-8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove with a slotted spoon. Discard bay leaf. Serve fish with dill sauce.