Salmon in Vodka Cream Sauce with Green Pepper

Name: Salmon in Vodka Cream Sauce with Green Pepper
Cook time: P1H10M
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; onions; spinach; salmon fillets; salt and black pepper; olive oil; heavy whipping cream; vodka; green peppercorns; lime juice; chives

Submitted by lfarnen

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

70 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

EACH ONIONS
thinly sliced

POUND SPINACH

EACH SALMON FILLETS
6 ounces each *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
ground *

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

1 ½

CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

CUP VODKA *

TABLESPOONS GREEN PEPPERCORNS
in water, drained, crushed *

TABLESPOONS LIME JUICE

CUP CHIVES
snipped fresh *

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Combine 4 tablespoons butter and onion in large Dutch oven.

Cover and bake until onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.

Stir spinach into onion and bake until just wilted, about 3 minutes.

Remove from oven; keep warm.

Season salmon with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.

Add salmon in batches and cook about 3 minutes per side for medium.

Transfer to platter.

Tent with foil to keep warm.

Pour off excess oil from skillet.

Add cream and vodka and boil until slightly thickened, about 4 Add green peppercorns and remaining 4 tablespoons butter and stir until butter is just melted. Mix in lime juice, season with salt and pepper. Divide spinach and onion mixture among plates. Top each with salmon fillet. Spoon sauce over. Sprinkle with snipped fresh chives.