Salmon With Red Wine Braised Cherry Tomatoes Recipes

SALMON FILLETS BRAISED IN RED WINE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place one tablespoon of the butter, a quarter cup of the shallots, the onions, celery and carrots. Cook, stirring, for one minute over a medium-high flame. Chop the fish bones and head coarsely and add them to the pan. Cook and stir for two minutes. Pour three cups of the wine and the water into the pan, then add the bay leaf, thyme and parsley. Reduce the cooking liquid for 45 minutes over a medium-low flame, or until it reaches about one cup. Strain the broth into a pan. Discard the vegetables.
• Select a pan large enough to hold the fish in one layer. Rub the bottom of the dish with a half teaspoon of butter and sprinkle the remaining shallots over the bottom of the pan. Arrange the fish, skin side down, in the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper generously. Add the remaining half cup of wine and fish broth. Dot the fish with one tablespoon of the butter.
• Place the pan over a medium-high flame and cook, covered, for about 90 seconds, flip the fillets gently and cook another 90 seconds (cooking time may vary with thickness of the fish). The salmon should be just barely cooked in the center; do not overcook.
• Transfer the fish to a serving dish, cover with foil and keep it warm.
• Over a high flame, reduce the cooking liquid to about one cup. Strain it through a fine sieve and into a saucepan. Swirl in the remaining butter and, while hot, spoon the sauce over the fish. Serve immediately.

SALMON & MELTING CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium (10-inch) saute pan. Add the onion and saute over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very tender but not browned. Add the garlic and saute for 1 more minute. Stir in the tomatoes, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid evaporates and the tomato sauce thickens slightly. Off the heat, stir in the vinegar and basil.
• Meanwhile, place a large (12-inch) cast-iron pan over high heat for 5 minutes. Brush the salmon all over with olive oil, sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, and place it skin side up in the pan. Cook the fish for 3 to 4 minutes without moving them, until browned. Turn the salmon skin side down with a small metal spatula and transfer the pan to the oven for 8 minutes. (The salmon will not be completely cooked through.) Remove the fish to a serving platter, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• Reheat the tomatoes, season to taste, and serve hot, warm, or at room temperature along with the salmon.

PAN-ROASTED SALMON WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place tomatoes in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast until tomatoes are softened, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add fillets; cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan., Add garlic to pan; cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, 1-2 minutes. Stir in roasted tomatoes; return salmon to pan. Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 5-7 minutes.

SLOW-BAKED SALMON AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss together oil, tomatoes, garlic, and 4 basil leaves. Season with salt. Bake until tomatoes are just wilted, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 275 degrees.
• Season salmon with salt and pepper; place, skin-side down, in dish with tomatoes. Spoon pan juices over fish and bake until just cooked through and a thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 120 degrees, about 15 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with remaining basil leaves.

SALMON WITH RED WINE BRAISED CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Peel and quarter the potatoes, boil them in lightly salted water until just soft, drain and set aside.
• 2. Dice shallot and mince garlic.
• 3. In a large skillet, heat half of the butter and gently fry the salmon fillets on both sides until slightly crisp. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer from the skillet onto a plate, cover with aluminum foil and set aside.
• 4. Wipe the skillet as clean as possible, add the remaining butter and gently fry the diced shallot until translucent, then add minced garlic, continue frying until shallots start browning slightly.
• 5. Add halved cherry tomatoes, stir well, push to one side of the skillet and add the potatoes to the other side. Fry for another two or three minutes, add salt to taste to the tomatoes, then add brown sugar to the cherry tomatoes, continue frying until sugar has melted and the potatoes start browning slightly.
• 6. Pour the red wine over the tomatoes, stir and let the alcohol evaporate while the potatoes remain on the other side of the skillet. Some of the liquid will of course escape and touch the potatoes, but don't mind that. Just try to keep them separated and keep stirring the tomatoes until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• 7. Add salmon back to the skillet, between potatoes and tomatoes, heat for one minute or so, then serve with a side of green salad.