Whiskey Salmon
Recipe: #11649
December 29, 2013
Categories: Salmon, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, No Eggs, Heavy Cream, Salmon Dinner, , more
"This was adapted from a recipe by a Washington coast restaurant. You can use Scotch or something like Jack Daniels, which I used."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (393.1 g)
- Calories 696.8
- Total Fat - 31.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 11 g
- Cholesterol - 141.1 mg
- Sodium - 422.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 15.7 g
- Protein - 43.2 g
- Calcium - 81.9 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dredge fillets in flour, to coat both sides.
Step 2
In a large skillet, heat butter and oil until hot. Brown fillets slightly on one side. Add salt and pepper.
Step 3
Turn fillets over and add garlic, shallot, mustard and brown sugar. Cook for a few seconds.
Step 4
Add vinegar. Fillet should be browned on second side now. With fillets still in pan, deglaze pan with whiskey. Add orange juice. Swirl pan to mix ingredients.
Step 5
Reduce sauce until it begins to thicken. Add cream and cook until heated.
Step 6
Place fillets on plates and spoon some sauce over each.
Step 7
Garnish with grated orange zest or chopped green onions, if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.