Grilled Salmon With Herbed Butter Sauce

By Suesee50

Origianally from Foodtv.com but I saw it in the paper (Star Ledger). Wine and tarragon were the "hook" for me!

Ingredients

• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted, cold
• 1/4 cup Chardonnay wine
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup tarragon leaf, packed, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, packed, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 (5 -6 lb) salmon fillets
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1 For the sauce, in a small pan, sweat the shallots in butter. Add the wine, stock, vinegar and lemon juice and simmer until reduced by half. 2 Stir in 3 tablespoons cream and half the tarragon. 3 Whisk in the cold butter, 1 tablespoons at a time, strain and add remaining tarragon and chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 4 Reserve warm. 5 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat the grill to high heat. 6 Season fish with olive oil, salt and pepper. 7 Grill on both sides until the fish has grill marks, about 6 minutes per side. 8 Remove from the grill and place on a sheet pan and finish in the oven. 9 Transfer to a warmed platter and brush with the herbed butter sauce.