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Salmon with sorrel
Salmon with sorrel is the perfect mix with tender salmon and the slight acidity of sorrel.
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
12 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: October 13th 2010
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
12 pieces fresh salmon - 2
600 ml liquid cream - 3
12 handfuls sorrel - 4
6 tablespoons fish fumet - 5
3 glasses dry white wine - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 2,190 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 6 min.
Resting: 5 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 35 min.
Stage 2 - 25 min.
Prepare and grill 12 pieces fresh salmon.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Let wait in a hot plate, covered with aluminium foil.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Prepare sorrel sauce: Discard fat from frying pan, and put back on medium heat.
Add 6 tablespoons fish fumet, 3 glasses dry white wine, and carefully scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to get all the cooking juices, mix them with wine and fumet, and leave to reduce to about half.
Add 6 tablespoons fish fumet, 3 glasses dry white wine, and carefully scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to get all the cooking juices, mix them with wine and fumet, and leave to reduce to about half.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add all the sorrel leaves to the frying pan, stir gently...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...in a few seconds they will wilt, and unfortunately lose their nice green color.
Stage 7 - 7 min.
Add 600 ml liquid cream, bring to the boil then salt and pepper.
Leave to thicken to your taste, check seasoning, and the sorrel sauce is ready.
Leave to thicken to your taste, check seasoning, and the sorrel sauce is ready.
Remarks
A word of caution: you should not chop sorrel, but add the leaves as the taste is better.
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: From Charles Barrier.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 260 RDI=100 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 300 RDI=50 % | 3,880 RDI=190 % | 16,240 RDI: 190 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 1 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 740 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=8 % | 2 RDI=0 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 320 RDI=20 % | 1,350 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 31.50 €
- Per person : 2.65 €
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Liquid cream
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