Salmon With Herb Shrimp Sauce

Heydarl's Note:

The delicate shrimp sauce really sets this dish apart! By Marilyn Guild of Orinda, CA, who was the California winner of the 54 Recipes competition on Tony Chachere's web site several years ago.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 500 g salmon fillets
• creole seasoning , Tony Chachere's
• ¼ cup white wine
• 250 g small shrimp , peeled
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon peppercorn , crushed
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. Place salmon in baking dish. Season generously with Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. Add wine and bake in 180°C/350°F oven for 20 minutes.
2. While fish is baking, make sauce. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Saute shrimp about 2 minutes. Add bay leaf, oregano, rosemary, pepper and garlic. Saute for about 1 minute.
3. Pour broth into a cup and stir in flour.
4. Pour this mixture slowly into pan. Add lemon juice and cook over medium heat until thickened, about 5 minutes.
5. To serve, place one fillet on each plate, then lable on sauce.

Reviews

[baabaa21]

Restaurant quality sauce...I'd pay for this sauce on top of my salmon. It's delicious...I didn't use the creole seasoning at all and it was fabulous.

[NurseJaney]

*Made for Australia/NZ Swap # 19, August, o8* WOW, Heydarl -- this is a true keeper ! Had some really great frozen Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, from Costco, and easy-peel shrimp. Just prepared 2 fillets, with the entire sauce recipe. DELICIOUS !! Did not have Tony Chauherre - but Spice Island Creole seasoning was fine. Time (20 Min) was spot on ! Served with "Baked Zucchini", fresh from the garden, and BEE-UTI-FUL heirloom tomatoes with fresh mozzerella and home grown chiffonaded basil. Was a delightful dinner. Thanks for posting, heydarl -- this will be a repeat.

[The Flying Chef]

Excellent!! I really enjoyed the herbed sauce it went so well with the salmon. I too used Cajun seasoning as I can't get Tony Chachere's creole but it was still delicious. I did make with large shrimp as I love them and they are on special at the moment so I thought I would have a treat. Both hubby and I devoured this dish. I cook salmon a lot and you can sometimes get bored with it, but this is a great recipe that makes a lovley way to prepare the fish that isn't the norm. I served mine over spinach topped with bacon wrapped asparagus and wild rice. It was my hubby's and mine wedding anniversary last night and although we are going out to dinner on the weekend to celebrate I wanted to make something a little more special (hence the jumbo shrimp) and that didn't involve slaving over the stove all night, this was perfect. Thanks for sharing