Creamy Salmon Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 T butter
• 1 1/2 T finely chopped green onions
• 1 lb fresh salmon cut in chunks
• 1 C sliced mushrooms
• 1 C chicken stock
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/4 tsp coarse salt
• 1/8 t pepper
• 1 T butter
• 2 T flour
• 1/4 C heavy cream
• 1 T finely chopped chives
• 4 oz. hot buttered noodles or rice

Directions

Melt 2 T butter in heavy skillet. Add green onions, salmon, mushrooms, stockand lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and cook gently about 5 minutes or until salmon is tender. Do not overcook.

Remove salmon and mushroom with slotted spoon and set aside.

Put high het under pan with liquid and reduce to 50%. Blend 1 T butter and 1 T slour and add a little to the liquid, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.

Add cream and bring to boiling point but do not boil. Remove from the heat. Return salmon and mushrooms to mixture. Stir in chives. Taste for seasoning and add more if necessary.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Own collection
Submitted By: Sandy Wells
sanwells@pacbell.net
Creamy Salmon Sauce