Poached Salmon With Saffron Sauce

Name: Poached Salmon With Saffron Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/8 teaspoon crushed saffron thread (about 12 threads); 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided; 1/2 cup minced fennel bulb, fronds reserved; 1 large shallot, minced; 24 ounces skinless boneless Norwegian salmon fillets; kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 24 mussels; 1 cup white wine; 3 tablespoons dry white vermouth; 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives; 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon leaves

Submitted by Dr. Jenny

"From Saveur. I found this recipe when looking up Scandinavian recipes."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₈ teaspoon crushed saffron thread (about 12 threads)
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
¹⁄₂ cup minced fennel bulb, fronds reserved
1 large shallot, minced
24 ounces skinless boneless Norwegian salmon fillets
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
24 mussels
1 cup white wine
3 tablespoons dry white vermouth
1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
1 tablespoon minced fresh flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon leaves

directions

Heat oven to 225. Combine saffron and 1½ cups warm water in a small bowl; set aside. Grease a 10" straight-sided skillet with 1 tablespoons butter. Arrange fennel and shallots in bottom of skillet. Season salmon with salt and pepper; arrange in skillet. Scatter mussels around filets; pour the reserved saffron liquid and the wine around the salmon. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the mussels open, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; set aside, covered, to let steam until salmon is cooked through, about 3 more minutes. Using a metal spatula, transfer fish and mussels to a baking sheet, and transfer baking sheet to oven.
2. Return skillet to high heat; add vermouth and bring to a boil. Whisk in remaining butter 1 tablespoons at a time. Remove pan from heat and stir in chives, parsley, and tarragon. Season broth with salt. Divide fish and mussels between 4 bowls and spoon broth over top. Garnish fish with reserved fennel fronds.

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Dr. Jenny

I work full-time as a School Psychologist in Michigan. Besides the kids, one of the best aspects of the job is summer vacation, when I can concentrate on doing more of the things that I like to do---like look up recipes and play games on Recipezaar!!! I married my wonderful and handsome husband, Sean, in August 2007. He is becoming a wonderful gardender and tends to both our veggie and herb gardens. We really enjoy cooking with our own fresh ingredients. We most often cook together, so my reviews typically reflect our joint opinions. He's the better cook, so I pick up a lot of my techniques from him. My other interests include reading (now that I have time), Irish dancing (I've taken a class for the last several years), "appreciating" wine (I use the term very loosely), and listening to and going to see Irish bands (I love the Pogues). I also enjoy travelling, especially around Western Europe, where I have been multiple times. One of my favorite places is Italy, and Sean and I had a great time on our honeymoon eating, drinking, and sightseeing in the Cinque Terre and in Tuscany. This July 2009, we expanded our horizons to Eastern Europe and visited the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Croatia. Two of my favorite dishes on the trip were Croatian: fish brodet and Hvarska gregada. I am looking forward to trying my hand at making them at home as I see that someone on Zaar, who is Croatian, posted recipes for both! Besides my husband, the other lights of my life are my cats: Chloe, Pip, and my newest ragdoll cat, Giselle, all of whom I absolutely adore. <a href="http://s341.photobucket.com/albums/o388/courjen/?action=view¤t=PipChloe_web.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o388/courjen/PipChloe_web.jpg" border="0" alt="Pip and Chloe"></a> <a href="http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o388/courjen/Giselle_zaar.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o388/courjen/Giselle_zaar.jpg" border="0" alt="Giselle"></a> I've participated in the following events: <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg" border="0" alt= "Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/calendar%20clips/Copyofsoybean.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%204/ZWTAB-tg.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> I most recently had the privelege of being on the ZWT5 Team, the Sultans of Spice, with a great group of people. We came in second place! <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src=http://home.insightbb.com/~webdesign5/Logo1a.jpeg>

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