Five Spice Salmon With Sherry Vinegar And Roasted Chicken Sauce Recipes

PASTRAMI SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon on a platter. In a bowl, combine salt, sugar and one tablespoon of the cracked pepper. Mix well, and coat both sides of the salmon with mixture.
• In a food processor combine coriander, parsley and shallots. Puree until smooth but not watery. Coat both sides of salmon with mixture.
• Cover, and refrigerate salmon for 2 to 3 days.
• Scrape marinade from fish, and discard. Dry fish with paper towels.
• In a saucepan, combine molasses, cayenne and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, and simmer for one minute. Allow molasses mixture to cool slightly. Using a brush, paint fish on both sides with the mixture.
• Sprinkle paprika, coriander, 2 tablespoons of the ground black pepper and the cracked pepper on both sides of fish. Refrigerate salmon overnight.
• Cut salmon widthwise on a bias into thin slices. Serve with mustard oil and rye toast

FIVE-SPICE SALMON WITH SHERRY VINEGAR AND ROASTED CHICKEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender or electric spice grinder, grind each spice individually, then blend them together.
• Cut salmon into six equal portions. Season with salt and pepper. Dredge each piece, skin side down, in spice mixture. Set aside, skin side up.
• In two 10-inch pans, heat olive oil over medium flame, and place three pieces of salmon in each pan, skin side down. Cover.
• Cook for 4 minutes. Do not turn fish. Remove fish to clean towels briefly. Serve on warm plates with sherry vinegar and chicken sauce.

GRILLED SALMON WITH SHERRY VINEGAR-HONEY GLAZE AND SPICY TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, reduce the vinegar to 1/4 cup. In a mixing bowl, combine the vinegar syrup with the mustard, honey, and ancho chile powder and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let rest 30 minutes. Preheat grill. Brush the salmon with the glaze and grill 3 minutes on each side for medium. Serve with the spicy tomato relish. For the Spicy Tomato Relish: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature.

SAUTEED SALMON WITH SWEET CORN

Steps:

• Remove the stems from the mushrooms, and reserve them from the sauce. If the mushrooms are large, halve or quarter them.
• Skewer the garlic clove securely onto the tines of a fork. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. When the oil just begins to smoke, add the spinach. Cook, stirring with the fork, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper, and place in a colander to drain.
• In the same pan, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter. Saute the mushrooms, stirring with the fork, until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the corn, and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the spinach in the center of 4 plates. Surround the spinach with the corn mixture. Keep warm. Heat the remaining oil and butter in the pan over high heat. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, and saute until medium-rare, about 2 minutes per side.
• Place a salmon fillet atop the spinach on each plate. Spoon the sauce over the salmon, garnish with chives, and serve immediately.

CRISP CHICKEN WITH SHERRY-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. 3Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear skin side of chicken until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side up, with tongs to a large shallow baking pan (reserve skillet) and roast until chicken is just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Let chicken stand 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook garlic in reserved skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until pale golden, 15 to 30 seconds. Add paprika, then immediately add vinegar, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, and boil 1 minute. Add broth and honey and simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated. Season with salt and serve with chicken.

CHINESE FIVE SPICE MARINATED SALMON

Steps:

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a shallow nonmetalic baking dish or ziplock bag,.
• Add the salmon strips and turn gently to coat.
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes or up to 6 hours, turning often.
• Steamed Salmon:.
• Remove salmon from marinade and place in a casserole dish that will fit inside your bamboo steamer. (I use a disposible aluminum cake pan that has been slightly modified to allow steam to filter around the sides.).
• Generously brush salmon with your favorite oriental sauce; sprinkle grated ginger on top.
• Cover with bamboo lid and place over boiling water to steam.
• Steam for 10-12 minutes; or until fish flakes with a fork.
• Serve over rice with lemon/lime wedge.