Charentais Salmon with Tarragon Sauce

Name: Charentais Salmon with Tarragon Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4–5 tbsp Pineau des Charentes; 4 sprigs tarragon, to garnish; salt; 4 skinned salmon fillets, 5 oz / 140 g each; 2 tsp chopped tarragon leaves; 1½ oz / 40 g chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 1–2 tsp lemon juice; freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Fresh tagliatelle or boiled rice would go well with this recipe, acting as a foil to the rich fish and unusual sauce.

Ingredients

4 skinned salmon fillets, 5 oz / 140 g each
salt

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Lightly season the salmon, and brush with lemon juice. Melt ½ oz / 15 g butter in a frying pan large enough to take the fillets in one layer. Keep the heat low. Put the fish in the pan, cover with a