From karl-m@home.com Mon Mar 8 15:34:43 1999 Date: 3 Mar 1999 07:11:30 -0700 From: "Karl E. Moser (KE3NF)" Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Salmon Poached in White Wine Followup-To: rec.food.cooking SALMON POACHED IN WHITE WINE ( This is a cold dish ) 3 cups white Zinfandel wine 1 1/2 cups water 2 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds 2 teaspoons multicolored peppercorns 2 teaspoons salt 8 salmon steaks (1" to 1 1/2" inch thick) 1 12-ounce jar sweet gherkins pickles, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 tsp horseradish Divide first 5 ingredients between 2 heavy large skillets. Arrange 4 fish steaks in each skillet. Bring liquid just to simmer over medium-low heat. Gently simmer until fish is opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Using metal spatula, turn fish over in skillet. Cool fish 1 hour in poaching liquid. Transfer fish and liquid to large glass baking dish. Cover; chill at least 1 day and up to 2 days. Mix pickles, horseradish and parsley in bowl. Serve fish with pickle mixture. Serve this dish with a cold fruit soup, and a nice Caesar salad. The is great on a hot summer day, serve on the porch, with a tall glass of Ice tea or lemonade. Jello for dessert... Summer doesn't get any better than this. Bon Appetit.. Karl(KE3NF) Karls Eatery [ICQ # 16639454] http://24.3.49.34 or http2//Karls_Eatery.com Http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/machievelli/97 -- ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted each week. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.