Alaska Seafood Recipes - Poached Salmon Piccata
Seafood Ingredient: Alaskan Sockeye Salmon
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Recipe for
Poached Sockeye Salmon Piccata
INGREDIENTS
• 2 (4 to 6 oz. each)
Sockeye Salmon
fillets, thawed
(Silver or King Salmon may be used instead of
Sockeye Salmon)
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/8 tsp. chicken broth granules
• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. capers
• black pepper, to taste
• chopped parsley, for garnish
• cooked noodles,
optional
Bring water and lemon juice to a boil in medium-sized skillet. Stir in chicken
granules. Reduce heat to a simmer and place salmon fillets in pan.
Cover and simmer over low heat, 10 minutes per inch of thickness,
measured at thickest part, or until fish flakes when tested with a fork. Remove
salmon from pan; keep warm. Boil remaining liquid in pan until it reduces to
approximately 1/4 cup. Whisk in butter and stir in capers.
Spoon sauce over fish. Season with pepper and sprinkle with parsley. Serve on a
bed of cooked noodles, if desired. Makes 2 servings. Note: Recipe may be easily
doubled.
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