Poached Salmon With Basil Sauce Recipe

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 3 tbsp. chopped shallots
• 4 (8 ounce.) salmon fillets, skinned
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1/2 c. Chablis or possibly other dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 fresh sprigs parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 c. whipping cream
• 1/2 c. minced fresh basil
• 1/8 teaspoon grnd red pepper

1. Heat 1 tsp.
2. butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Sprinkle shallots over butter.
4. Arrange salmon fillets in a single layer over shallots; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Dot salmon fillets with 1 Tbsp.
6. butter.
7. Add in wine, parsley and bay leaf.
8. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 min or possibly till fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
9. Remove salmon to a serving platter, and keep hot.
10. Bring liquid in skillet to a boil; cook till liquid is reduced to about 1/4 c..
11. Remove from heat; remove and throw away parsley sprigs and bay leaf.
12. Gradually add in whipping cream to liquid in skillet.
13. Return sauce to a boil; cook 2 min or possibly till sauce is reduced to about 3/4 c.. Add in basil, lemon juice, and red pepper; stir well.
14. Serve salmon with hot sauce.

butter, shallots, salmon, salt, butter, chablis, lemon juice, fresh sprigs parsley, bay leaf, whipping cream, fresh basil, grnd red pepper

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/poached-salmon-with-basil-sauce-14272 (may not work)