Poached Salmon With Rhubarb

Name: Poached Salmon With Rhubarb
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 stalks rhubarb; 1 medium onion; 1 carrot; 1 clove garlic; Butter; 1 cup white wine; 2 cups fish stock; 2 cups heavy cream; 1/4 cup rhubarb, julienned; 1/4 cup leeks, julienned; 2 pounds fresh spinach, washed; 3 cups dry white wine, approximately; 3 pounds salmon fillet, boned and skinned

Recipe from Chanterelle

Adapted by Marian Burros

Updated March 10, 2023

Total Time: 35 minutes
Rating: 4(15)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

The Sauce

4stalks rhubarb
1medium onion
1carrot
1clove garlic
Butter
1cup white wine
2cups fish stock
2cups heavy cream

The Garnish

¼cup rhubarb, julienned
¼cup leeks, julienned

Poaching Salmon

2pounds fresh spinach, washed
3cups dry white wine, approximately
3pounds salmon fillet, boned and skinned

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Preparation

The Sauce
1. Step 1
  Chop first 4 ingredients. Saute slowly until wilted. Add wine and reduce by half. Add fish stock, simmer 15 minutes. Strain, pressing down to extract all juices. Return to pan. Add salt, pepper, cream. Boil until slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
The Garnish
1. Step 2
  Just before serving add to sauce and heat briefly until heated through.
Poaching Salmon
1. Step 3
  Cook spinach until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
2. Step 4
  Poach salmon in wine to cover 6 to 8 minutes.
3. Step 5
  Place salmon on spinach. Pour on rhubarb sauce.