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Seared Salmon with Red Wine Shallot Sauce

Seared Salmon with Red Wine Shallot Sauce and Wasabi Mashed Potatoes is Chef Eric’s “Signature Dish” from his days as Food & Beverage manager at Lowes Hotel Vogue in Montréal. The dish is easy to make, but don’t tell your friends just how simple. Let them think you are a gourmet chef.

Seared Salmon with Red Wine Shallot Sauce and Wasabi Mashed Potatoes

Easy, delicious and chef quality a fish dish to impress!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Course Main Dish

Cuisine French

Servings people

Ingredients

6 salmon fillets
1 kg (2 lbs) potatoes
6 shallot(s)
1 bottle red wine
2 carrots
1 tbsp Sugar
120 g (4 oz) butter
120 ml (4 oz) milk
salt and pepper
1-2 tbsp wasabi mustard
6 tsps Sesame Seeds
1 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Peel and cut the carrots and shallots in small dice.
Sauté them with one tablespoon of butter until lightly brown, add the wine and the sugar and reduce to 1/3 of the original quantity.
Peel and wash the potatoes, cut them in large chunks, boil them in salty water until fully cooked, drain and mash.
Add 2 tablespoons of butter and warm milk. Season and add the wasabi to your taste… Keep warm
In a large non-stick frying pan, sear your 6 salmon fillets (2 mins on each side). Season on both sides and spread the sesame seeds.
Add the rest of butter to the sauce and let boil 3 to 5 minutes.
Add the cornstarch previously diluted in 1 tablespoon of cold red wine, whisk well and keep simmering 1 minute, season and serve with the wasabi mashed potatoes and the medium rare salmon.

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Seared Salmon with Red Wine Shallot Sauce