Recipe - Salmon Fillets With Leek And Spinach Sauce

50 g Butter; (2oz)
4 Fresh or frozen salmon
fillets; skinned
25 g Shallots; finely cut or sliced up
(1oz)
25 g Plain flour; (1oz)
2 tablespoon Double cream
2 tablespoon White wine
1 tablespoon Freshly chopped tarragon
Salt and ground white pepper
1 Sprig fresh tarragon to
garnish
300 ml Milk; (One half pint)

1. Melt 25g (1oz) of the butter in a frying pan. Place in the salmon
fillets and fry over a moderate heat for 1215 minutes if using fresh or
2530 minutes if the fillets are frozen, turning occasionally.

2. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, add the shallots and cook
gently for 23 minutes to soften. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and gradually blend in the milk.

3. Place back onto the heat and bring quickly to the boil stirring
continually until the sauce is thickened and smooth.

4. Stir in the cream, wine, tarragon and add seasoning to taste.

5. Serve the salmon fillets with the sauce and garnish with sprigs of fresh
tarragon. Accompany with buttered new potatoes and stirfried shredded savoy
cabbage mixed with strips of roasted red pepper.

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NOTES : A delicious supper dish for a special occasion.

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