Salmon W Merlot Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Bring sugar and 2 tablespoons water to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil, swirling pan occasionally, until mixture is a golden caramel, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add vinegar, then add shallot and swirl pan over low heat until caramel is dissolved, about 1 minute.
• Stir in wine and boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Add beef broth and boil until reduced to about 1 cup, about 8 minutes. Whisk together cornstarch and remaining 2 tablespoons water, then whisk into sauce and boil, whisking, 1 minute. Season sauce with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
• Cook salmon:
• Pat salmon dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté salmon, skinned side up, 3 minutes. Turn over and sauté until just cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve salmon on top of red cabbage and onions with sauce spooned over.

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, melted butter, soy sauce and sherry together in a small bowl.
• Place salmon fillets in a baking dish and pour brown sugar sauce over top. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan bring water with sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, without stirring, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add vinegar down side of pan (caramel will steam and harden). Cook caramel over moderate heat, stirring, until dissolved, about 3 minutes, and remove pan from heat.
• In a heavy saucepan cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine and boil until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Stir in stock or demiglace and boil until mixture is reduced to about 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in caramel. Pour sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Sauce may be made 2 days ahead, cooled completely, and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce before serving.

Steps:

• Boil wine along with chicken and beef broths in heavy large saucepan over high heat until it's reduced to 2 cups (~45min to 1 hour).
• NOTE: You can be prepare it to this point in advance, and cover and refrigerate.
• Mix butter and flour in small bowl.
• Heat 1 T olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season steaks with salt and pepper and sauté to your taste (4 minutes per side would result in medium rare steaks).
• Remove steaks to a plate and keep warm (we put it in our microwave to keep the heat from dissipating) To your skillet, add shallots, garlic and thyme and stir 30 seconds.
• Add 1 1/2 c reduced wine mixture to skillet (reserve remainder for another use).
• Bring mixture to a boil and scrape up brown bits.
• Whisk in butter mixture until the sauce is smooth.
• Boil sauce until thick enough to coat spoon, about 2 minutes.
• Drizzle sauce over steaks, and serve remainder in a gravy boat.