Traditional Poached Salmon Recipes

SIMPLE POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large, deep, straight-sided skillet or heavy pot, combine carrots, celery, onion, lemon, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 6 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook 8 minutes.
• Season salmon with salt and gently lower into simmering liquid (liquid should just cover fish). Reduce to a very gentle simmer. Cover and cook until salmon is opaque throughout, about 5 minutes (longer for thicker fillets). Using a wide slotted spatula, remove salmon from liquid.

POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Prepare the poaching liquid: Put the wine, water, dill, parsley and shallots or onions in a sauté pan, and bring to a simmer on medium heat.
• Add the salmon: Sprinkle the salmon fillets with a little salt. Place salmon fillets, skin-side down on the pan, and cover.
• Cook and serve the salmon: Cook 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet, or to desired done-ness. Do not overcook. Serve sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper and a slice or two of lemon on the side.

WHOLE POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Combine wine, onion, celery, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a fish poacher. Place poacher over 2 burners on the stove.
• Rinse fish under cold water, stuff the cavity with dill and lemon slices, and place on the rack in the pot. Cover and bring slowly to a strong simmer (don't boil at any point). Cook until fish easily flakes with a fork, being sure not to overcook, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Drain and serve.

EASY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small pan, arrange fillets in a single layer. Cover with water until fillets are just submerged. Remove fillets and set aside. Add garlic, carrot, herbs, peppercorns, and wine. Bring to a boil, season with salt, then turn off heat; add fillets skin-side down, and cook, covered, until slightly underdone in the center, about 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Reserve the poaching liquid and, once cool, combine with fillets.

EASY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Strain, discarding vegetables and spices., Cut three 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 7-qt. oval slow cooker. Pour poaching liquid into slow cooker. Carefully add salmon., Cook, covered, on high 60-70 minutes or just until fish flakes easily with a fork (a thermometer inserted in fish should read at least 145°). Using foil strips as handles, remove salmon from cooking liquid. Serve warm or cold, with lemon and dill.

POACHED SALMON II

Steps:

• Heat wine and water over medium high heat in a large non-stick skillet for 5 minutes.
• Slide salmon pieces into poaching liquid and dot with butter. Sprinkle with dried parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat to medium and poach until salmon flesh is firm, about 10 to 15 minutes.

MOIST POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Arrange salmon in a single layer in a skillet that is 2 inches deep. Season with salt. Add enough water and wine to completely cover the salmon; add coriander seeds and bay leaf. Slowly bring liquid barely to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover the skillet and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until the salmon looks opaque.
• Turn heat off and let stand covered for 10 minutes or until you are done eating your greens.

EASY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon steaks in a large skillet with water, salt and vinegar [the water should come 1/2 up the side of the salmon].
• Turn on heat and keep just under a boil for 10 minutes.
• Turn steaks and cook, simmering, for another 10 minutes.
• Remove steaks and take off skin and remove bones on the inside.
• Add dill, chopped scallions, lemon juice and peanut oil to water.
• Cook on medium heat until reduced to a sauce - 5-10 minutes.
• Place salmon steak on plate.
• Mold cooked rice in a 1/2 cup measuring cup and unmold on plate.
• Top rice with spinach.
• Pour sauce over spinach.
• And serve.

CHUCK'S EASY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Place lemon slices, dill and ginger in a foil pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Place salmon on top.
• Add wine and then fill pan with water until the fish is completely covered.
• Cover with foil and poke knife holes all over the foil to allow steam to escape.
• Put in oven at 350 for approximately 25 minutes (cooking time depends on thickness of filet- if the fish flakes easily with a fork, then it's ready).