This quick, creamy Salmon Sauce gets a fine dining touch with the addition of fresh tarragon and chervil.
The luscious sauce is a sensational match with the rich, oily flesh of the salmon.
And the best part?
Chervil
Youll be done in 15 minutes flat!
In this creamy salmon sauce, these flavour adding ingredients are: white wine, parmesan and stock/broth.
Never pan-sear fish in butter over high heat it just burns!
White wine to add extra complexity to this otherwise simple sauce.
Other suggestions:Riesling, pinot gris/grigio, semillon, chardonnay (not too woody), verdelho.
Even rose will work it wont discolour the sauce.
Its used to add salt into the sauce as well as depth of flavour andumami.
Store bought pre-shredded wont melt properly, and youll complain to me that your sauce was gritty!
Both these herbs are commonly used in French cuisine, and it lends the sauce a sophisticated flavour.
And just to keep us grounded, I added a bit of normal parsley too … A fresh squirt of lemon would also elevate it; or
Chives For a light onion-y freshness.
Get the salmon on the stove then while its cooking, you could measure out the other ingredients.
Low-stress cooking with high returns is the name of the game here!
Chervil
Pan-sear the salmon in a little oil in a non-stick skillet until its cooked to your taste.
I like mine medium-rare at most (for melt-in-your-mouth tenderness, my friends!
TIP: Cook the presentation side first.
Tarragon
Bonus flavour points think of all the good things that happen as the butter seeps into cracks.
We need that butter in the pan anyway may as well use it on the salmon too!
See below for a photo of how thick the sauce should be.
If its much thinner, just simmer a little longer; and
Lastly, stir in the herbs.
We dont want to cook the herbs as such; we want to retain the fresh flavour and colour.
What to serve with Creamy Salmon
Something to soak up all that sauce is pretty essential here!
Creamy Mashed Potatois the obvious choice.
If youre feeling it, consider upgrading toParis Mash;
Creamy Mashed Cauliflower low-carb alternative.
Dont diss it until youve tried it!
This is an excellent light, clean salad to serve alongside rich foods.
Elegant, pretty and refreshing!
And theres plenty of sauce regardless to make any veg infinitely more delicious!
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