Spring (?) Herb Cooking

Name: Spring (?) Herb Cooking
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters fresh tarragon, minced; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps mustard, whole grain; 907 grams salmon fillet, skinned; 8 servings salt and pepper, to taste; 8 whole shallots, thinly sliced; 473 milliliters white wine

Spring (?) Herb Cooking is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is perfect for Spring. If you have mustard, wine, tarragon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

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Oven

Lay salmon filet in a large glass baking dish and sprinkle with 1/3 of the tarragon.

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Salmon Fillets

Tarragon

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Glass Baking Pan

Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with foil and bake until just barely cooked through, about 20-30 minutes depending on thickness. While salmon is cooking, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Salmon

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Oven

Frying Pan

Aluminum Foil

Add shallots and saute until barely softened; do not let them caramelize. Deglaze pan with white wine and simmer until reduce slightly, about 5 minutes.

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White Wine

Shallot

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Frying Pan

Add mustard and heavy cream and bring to a simmer; cook about 2 minutes. Just before serving, add remaining tarragon, then whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time until incorporated into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon some of the sauce over a piece of salmon and serve immediately.

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Salt And Pepper

Heavy Cream