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Poached Salmon with Mustard Sauce

4.5

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1/3 cup dry white wine
1 green onion, chopped
2 6-ounce 1-inch-thick skinless salmon fillets
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Chopped green onion tops

Preparation

  1. Bring wine and onion to simmer in heavy large skillet. Add fish, cover and simmer until fish is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer fish to plates. Tent with foil to keep warm. Add cream to skillet and bring to boil. Boil until reduced to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Mix in mustard. Spoon sauce over fish. Sprinkle with green onion tops.

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