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Summer Salmon Blanquette

This simple blanquette is a creamy dish of pan-fried salmon chunks with fresh broad beans and mushrooms.

Although it is just right for the start of summer, it can be made at any time of year.

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Last modified on: July 5^th 2015

For 4 people, you will need:

1 350 g fresh salmon
2 500 g broad beans
3 200 g mushrooms
4 1 onion
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 100 ml dry white wine
7 250 ml liquid cream
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,585 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
43 min.	16 min.	59 min.

Keeping:

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Summer Salmon Blanquette : Photo of step #1

Cut 350 g fresh salmon into chunks (use fillet and remove any skin, fat and bones).

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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Shell the broad beans, plunge into boiling water for 3 minutes, then peel.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

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Peel 200 g mushrooms and chop fairly small.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

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Prepare and chop 1 onion (this is a spring onion in the photo, as they are in season).

Stage 5 - 3 min.

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Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and fry until lightly browned.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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Then add the chopped onion and a little more olive oil if necesssary.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

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Add 100 ml dry white wine...

Stage 8 - 7 min.

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...and leave to reduce by 3/4.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

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Meanwhile, put a non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the salmon chunks.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

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Fry rapidly on all sides. It doesn't matter if they are not cooked through, they just need to be browned.

Stage 11 - 7 min.

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Pour 250 ml liquid cream into the suacepan, then add the salmon and broad beans.

Leave uncovered on low heat to thicken.

Stage 12

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Your salmon blanquette is ready. Serve with pasta or pilau rice, for example.

Remarks

You can use any other fish you prefer instead: cod, tuna, etc.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 16.29 €
Per person : 4.07 €

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Source

A recipe from a magazine.

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	Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rabbit with mustard, Vegetable pie, Salade Niçoise, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, ... All
	Fresh salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Salmon chard rolls, Seafood feuillantines, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mug cake, Crème de foie gras, Apricot fool, Apple Batter Puddings, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , ... All
	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad with curry mayo, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Chicken pie, Bolognaise lasagne, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, ... All

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