Salmon Bisque

Name: Salmon Bisque
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 12 ounces salmon steaks, skinned boned, cut into 3/4 inch pieces; 3 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms; 3/4 cup sliced leek, white part only; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 cups chicken stock; 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill; black pepper, to taste; 2 cups half-and-half cream or 2 cups light cream; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Submitted by chia2160

"a quick but impressive first course that is company worthy."

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photo by Adam R.

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

12 ounces salmon steaks, skinned boned, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
3 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
³⁄₄ cup sliced leek, white part only
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups chicken stock
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
black pepper, to taste
2 cups half-and-half cream or 2 cups light cream
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons dry sherry

directions

cut the salmon into 3/4" pieces, set aside.
in a large saucepan melt butter.
add mushrooms and leeks, cook until tender 5-10 minutes.
stir in chicken stock, dill, pepper to taste, bring to a boil.
combine half& half with cornstarch, stir into mushroom mixture.
lower heat to medium, cook until thickened and bubbly.
add salmon, cook 4-5 minutes until salmon flakes easily.
add dry sherry.
garnish with extra dill, if desired.

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Reviews

A quick, elegant dish with perfectly cooked salmon. The first time I made it as directed, except omitted dill (don't care for it), and added 1/4 cup water with the mushrooms to help them cook down. DH and I agreed it was the tastiest, easiest fish I've ever made! The second time, the grocery store was out of shiitake mushrooms, so I subbed portabellos. Flavor was acceptable, but they turned the sauce an unappetizing gray. So, stick to the shiitakes!

MzMombo
So quick, so easy, so tasty & so filling! Other than substituting 1% milk (to lower the colsterol) & cooking sherry (I didn't have the real stuff), I followed the recipe exactly & served it with my Wisconsin Cheese Pull Apart Bread. Thanx Chia!

CountryLady
I also made a few changes to the recipe. I used wild pacific salmon instead of farmed salmon. I had dried shiitake mushrooms already in the house so I used them. That worked for me. I actually made the recipe twice. The first time I used half-and-half. Then I wanted to try something lower in fat. So I substituted coconut milk. The bisque was plenty rich and creamy with the coconut milk. I also used arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch because I think it's less likely to be genetically modified. The first time I made the recipe it tasted a little bland. The second time I added some Old Bay seasoning. That was a good move. It tasted great.

Adam R.
This was delicious! I made a few changes to the recipe but it still turned out great. I used potatoes instead of mushrooms and used half 2% milk and the rest half and half. I also added a good amount of Old Bay seasoning. I was so pleased with how it turned out! The potatoes gave the bisque a slightly grayish color, but I didn't care since I was just making it for me. I didn't bother to peel them, so that could have made a difference. I'll definitely make this again!

shera_23

Tweaks

So quick, so easy, so tasty & so filling! Other than substituting 1% milk (to lower the colsterol) & cooking sherry (I didn't have the real stuff), I followed the recipe exactly & served it with my Wisconsin Cheese Pull Apart Bread. Thanx Chia!

CountryLady

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