Salmon Fillets Cordon Bleu In a Lemon/ Lime Butter Sauce

fenway
fenway @Fenway

This is a fun variation on the popular Chicken Cordon Bleu using salmon fillets in place of the chicken. I also decided to poach it in a light lemon lime cream butter sauce for a very moist delicious new way to serve salmon. This makes an elegant entree but is easy and quick enough for any time. Serve it with french bread and a salad for a great meal.

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Ingredients

30 mins
4 servings
  1. for fish
  2. 1 poundfresh skinless salmon fillets
  3. 1/4 poundthin deli sliced hot ham
  4. 1/4 poundEmmental cheese, thin sliced
  5. For Lemon Lime Cream Poaching Sauce
  6. 1shallot, minced
  7. 2garlic cloves, minced
  8. 1/4 cupdry white wine
  9. 2 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
  10. 1 tablespoonfresh lime juice
  11. 1 cupchicken broth
  12. 1/2 teaspoondryed thyme
  13. 1/2 cupheavy cream
  14. 1 teaspoonhot sauce such as franks hot sauce
  15. 6 tablespooncold butter in pieces
  16. 2 tablespoonsfresh parsley
  17. 2 tablespoonssliced green onions

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    Make lemon lime poaching sauce

  2. 2

    Combine shallot, garlic and wine in a saucepan and simmer until wine is reduced to a scant tablespoon

  3. 3
  4. 4

    Add chicken broth, thyme, pepper, lemon, lime, hot sauce and creamcream and bring to a simmer.

  5. 5

    Transfer to a skillet large enough to hold fish bundles in one layer

  6. 6

    Prepare salmon for poaching

  7. 7

    Place salmon fillets in about 4 ounce cuts on work surface, cover with plastic wrap and very gently pound to a 1/4 inch thickness

  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

    Cover with some cheese

  11. 11

    Cover cheese with ham

  12. 12

    Roll fish up into a bundle enclosing ham and cheese

  13. 13

    Bring poaching liquid to a very light simmer, add fish bundles, seam down, cover and cook on low until fish is done, about 8 to 10 minutes

  14. 14
  15. 15

    Carefully remove fish to serving plate and cover to keep warm

  16. 16

    Bring sauce to a boil and reduce until slightly thickened, lower heat to low and whisk in butter in pices, add parsley and green onions

  17. 17

    Serve sauce drizzled on fish with extra on the side

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Paul
Paul @cook_3182489
It was very good. Used a cheddar cheese, and was hard to fully wrap so wrapped it in tinfoil. Came out moist and perfect over rice!

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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