Salmon With Butter Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs skinned salmon fillets
• 1/3 cup distilled vinegar or 1 lemons, juice of or 1 cup wine
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar
• 8 ounces lightly-salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• chopped chives
• chopped fresh tarragon

Recipe

• 1 cut fish into individual serving sizes.
• 2 in large skillet, bring enough water to a boil to cover fish by 1 inch.
• 3 if the fish isn't fresh add the wine, lemon juice, or vinegar.
• 4 add the fish and turn down the heat to simmer. cook about 10 minutes per inch of thickness of fish. when done, drain on paper towels.
• 5 while fish is simmering, cook shallots in the vinegar in a small pan over low to medium heat until 1 tb of liquid remains. add optional ingredients.
• 6 remove pan from heat. whisk the butter, 2 tb at a time, into the shallots letting it melt before adding more.
• 7 serve sauce over fish.