Deliciously scented, this salmon pie recipe and red wine sauce is a treat.
Ingredients for 4 persons:
- 600 g salmon fillets with skin
- 800 g of leeks quite small
- 100 g of Paris mushrooms
- 1 carrot
- 200 g ofshallots
- 1 onion
- 150 g of butter
- 5 cl of liquid cream
- 75 cl of red wine from the Loire
- 1/2 liter of freeze-dried fish stock
- 1 tbsp. tablespoon caster sugar
- 50 g toasted sesame seeds
- 2 cl of olive oil
- 1 bouquet of chervil
- 1 branch of thyme
- 2 sheets of laurel
- 1 pinch of Guérande sea salt flower, pepper
Salmon steak in red wine mirror
- Peel the carrot and onion. Wash mushrooms and leeks.
- Mince all vegetables without mixing.
- Make a bouquet garni by combining thyme, bay leaf and half of the bunch of chervil.
- Cook the onions in 30 g butter and 1 cl oil. Give some color. Add carrot and mushrooms. Wet with the red wine, add the bouquet garni. Boil, flambé.
- Add the fish stock and sugar. Cook to a boil until 1/4 liter of liquid remains. Skip to Chinese and book.
- Salt, pepper and bread with sesame salmon. Cook in a pan in 1 cl oil and 30 g butter.
- Steam leeks in 30 g of butter. Season and add the cream.
- Reduce the aroma again and add butter to make this sauce look shiny.
- In a plate, prepare a sauce mirror, the salmon pavé, a small band of leeks sprinkled with sesame. Decorate with a sprig of chervil.
B.A.ba of the chef
If your aroma seems too liquid, bind it with starch before putting it in butter.
Recipe: V. Poussard, Photo: S. Thommeret
FAQ - 💬
❓ How to cook salmon steak in the oven with butter?
👉 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-by 12-inch baking dish. Place the salmon steaks in the prepared dish. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and paprika; add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
❓ What is the best red wine with salmon?
👉 Some red wines can pair with rich, steak-like fish such as Salmon. Here’s the trick: find a low-tannin red wine to keep the pairing from tasting metallic.
❓ How to cook salmon on the stove with sauce?
👉 Season salmon on both sides with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil and butter. Add salmon and cook until bottom is golden, 5 minutes, then flip. Add garlic, lemon juice, honey, and red pepper flakes. Cook until salmon is cooked through, another 5 minutes, spooning sauce over salmon as it cooks.
❓ How do you cook salmon so it comes out flaky?
👉 And, the salmon comes out flaky and moist every time! Can also be grilled in foil (see Variation below). Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-by 12-inch baking dish. Place the salmon steaks in the prepared dish. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.