PINOT-POACHED SALMON WITH ONION CONFIT
Source of Recipe
Coastal Living Magazine, submitted to this forum by Mark.
List of Ingredients
� Cup unsalted butter, divided
4 Sweet onions, halved vertically and sliced � inch thick
1 (750 ml) Bottle Pinot Noir, divided
1 Yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1� Tablespoons brown sugar
� Cup Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
2 Cups fish or seafood broth
3 Garlic cloves, sliced
1 Large bay leaf
6 (6-8 ounce) salmon fillets
� Cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
� teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Recipe
Melt 3 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and cook 20 minutes, stirring often. Add 1� cups of wine, bell pepper, and brown sugar; cook 20 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring often
Add olives, and cook 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat, and keep warm.
Combine remaining wine, fish broth, garlic, and bay leaf in a deep skillet or Dutch oven; bring to a simmer. Add salmon, skin-side down. Cover and simmer 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove to a serving platter with a slotted spatula.
Pour 1 cup poaching liquid into a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until liquid reduces to 1/3 cup. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter, parsley, and pepper. Spoon � cup onion confit over each salmon fillet; drizzle with butter-parsley sauce.
Makes 6 servings.
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