Recipe

Baked Salmon with Browned Butter Sauce

by Megan Betz on September 14, 2011 in Fish, Main Courses

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Recipe Description

This is super simple with the salmon being baked and then you just have to make a simple white sauce to accompany it. I had it ready to eat in about 15 minutes.

Preparation Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 450ºF.

2. Place the fillet, skin side down on a roasting pan, sprinkle with sea salt and place in the oven. Bake until it flakes apart with a fork, about 15 minutes.

3. While the fish is cooking, place the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt and cook until the butter browns. Watch it carefully and swirl the pan as you go, it will turn fairly quickly and you don’t want it completely burnt, just a light brown color.

4. Once the butter browns, add the flour and stir, then quickly add the heavy cream and wine.

5. Stir the sauce until slightly thickened, then remove from heat and add some salt and pepper to taste.

6. Remove the salmon from the oven and serve with a little of the sauce drizzled over the top and use some kitchen scissors to snip a few chives over the top.

Ingredients

1-½ pound Salmon Fillet With Skin On
Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Flour
1 cup Heavy Cream
½ cups White Wine
Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
Chives For Garnish

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Reviews

Kyra on 9.15.2011

I made this tonight and it was amazing! I love how simple the sauce was — it changed up the entire flavor and also the visual presentation. Thanks for a great recipe.

stacyreno on 9.20.2011

Super easy & delicious! Served it w/roasted new potatoes & brussel sprouts. Deee-lish!

Sex, Food, and Rock & Roll on 10.16.2011

This was really tasty. I served it with sauteed spinach and just kept pouring more and more sauce over everything. YUM!

Jenny W. on 12.12.2011

A dish that is both easy and satisfyingly delicious! Salmon is not my favorite fish, but with this sauce, I could eat it every night. I served with brown rice, which soaked up the sauce nicely.

Stephanie Childs on 2.17.2012

Super easy and VERY good! Will be making this again and again!

yetisgirl on 8.21.2012

This is the most beautiful and amazing sauce. Perfect for the salmon. I can imagine it would go well with other proteins as well.

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