Grilled Salmon with Herbed Butter Sauce
- 1 (5 to 6 pound) whole salmon
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Herbed Butter Sauce, recipe follows
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup Chardonnay
- 2 tablespoons chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup packed chopped tarragon leaves
- 2 tablespoons packed chopped parsley leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Preheat a grill to high heat.
- To make the fish: fillet the fish and remove all bones (You can ask your fishmonger to do this).
- Season the fish with the olive oil, and salt and pepper.
- Grill on both sides until the fish has clear grill marks, about 6 minutes per side.
- Remove from the grill, place on a sheet pan, and finish in the oven.
- Transfer to a warmed platter and brush with Herbed Butter Sauce.
- To make the sauce: in a small pan, sweat the shallots in butter.
- Add the wine, stock, vinegar, and lemon juice and simmer until reduced by half.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons cream.
- Add half of the tarragon.
- Whisk in the cold butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, strain and add remaining tarragon and chopped parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Reserve warm.
salmon, olive oil, salt, butter sauce, shallots, unsalted butter, chicken stock, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, heavy cream, tarragon leaves, parsley, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/grilled-salmon-with-herbed-butter-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)