Salmon in Red Wine Sauce
I had this dish at my best friends house, when we both lived back home in Denmark. Whenever I make this I can't help thinking about her cozy home, and her sweet sweet family. I really miss my Danish friend, that I grew up with and her family. I miss living an hour apart from her. Being there for each other whenever we needed each other. Even though we both live in the US, Texas feels like a world away from California. Love you M.
Normally you would use white wine with fish, but the salmon really pairs well with red wine too. I love making this for smaller dinner parties. It is fairly quick to make, and brings on bold flavors, and pairs perfectly with a couple of bottles of good red wine
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
4 salmon pieces, serving size, skin and bones removed
½ yellow onion, finely chopped
300 g mushrooms, quartered
1 fish stock cube, or a good splash of concentrated fish stock
500 ml red wine, the better the wine, the better the sauce
salt and pepper to taste
corn starch dissolved in cold water to thicken the sauce
Directions:
Put onions, mushrooms and fish stock, in a large sauté pan and place the salmon pieces on top. Pour in the red wine, so it almost covers the salmon. Put a lid on the pan and bring the liquid to a boil. Turn down the heat and bring it to a slow simmer. Let it simmer for about 8-10 minutes until the fish is done, and has turned opaque pink. Be careful not to overcook the salmon.
Remove the salmon with a slotted spoon, careful not to brake the fish. Let the liquid come to a boil again and thicken the sauce with some corn starch dissolved in a little cold water.
Serve the salmon with sautéed spinach and rice.
Enjoy!