Poached salmon cutlets w/ hot basil sauce

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
** British Measurements **
4 Ribs celery; chopped
1 Carrot; peeled & chopped
1 small Onion; peeled & chopped
1 bunch Fresh basil; leaves stripped
. from stalks
6 Salmon cutlets or steaks
. about 4oz each & 1 inch
. thick
3 fluid ounce White wine
4 fluid ounce Water
Salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
½ ounce Butter; unsalted
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

** British Measurements **

Spread all the vegetables over the bottom of a large flameproof dish, bed the salmon cutlets into the vegetables and cover them with half the basil.

Reserve the remaining basil.

Pour over the wine and water, season, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Place the salmon on a warmed serving dish.

Bring the liquid back to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain into a liquidizer. Add the cooked and uncooked basil, and puree. Place in a pan, bring to the boil and reduce by half, until thickened.

Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and butter, pour over the salmon cutlets and serve. "Scottish Salmon" by Mary MacDonald Reed Consumer Books, Ltd., London 1995 ISBN 0-600-58480-1

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