Saffron Sauce with Trout
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5.0
39 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
510 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Saffron Sauce with Trout
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This dish is pretty simple, although it looks fancy-dancy. It's simply seared fish, a very simple sauce, and greens cooked in butter. Once you make this recipe a second or third time, it will come together in less than 30 minutes and will impress your friends.
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Ingredients
SAFFRON SAUCE
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- A healthy pinch of saffron, crumbled
- A healthy pinch of sugar
- 1 shallot, minced
- salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
GREENS and FISH
- 1 1/2 pounds tender greens, such as spinach or amaranth or lambsquarters
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or vegetable oil, divided
- A splash of water, maybe 3 tablespoons
- Grated zest of an orange
- salt to taste
- 1 1/2 pounds trout or salmon fillets
- Sprigs of pea or vetch flowers, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Make the sauce by bringing the white wine, orange juice, saffron, sugar and shallot to a boil in a small pot. Simmer strongly for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and puree the sauce in a blender. Return it to the pot and turn the heat to low. Add salt to taste and keep warm, but don't boil it.
- Cook in the greens in 2 tablespoons of butter or oil over high heat in a large sauté pan, stirring constantly until they wilt. Add the splash of water, the orange zest and some salt and cover the pot. Lower the heat to medium-low and steam the greens for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Sear the fish by heating the remaining butter in a pan large enough to hold the fish -- if you don't have such a pan, put a baking sheet in the oven and set the oven to 200°F so you can keep the fish warm as you do this in batches. Heat the butter over high heat until it stops frothing. Pat the fish dry with paper towels and set it skin-side down in the hot butter. Turn the heat down to medium-high for a typical trout fillet (like you see in the picture) or to medium if you are working with a thicker piece of fish.
- Let the fish cook undisturbed for 2 minutes, then use a large spoon to baste the meat side of the fish with the hot butter. Do this constantly for 90 seconds, then give it a rest. Thin pieces of trout will only need this quick basting to cook through, but thicker pieces of fish will need a second or even third round of basting. When you are done basting, salt the meat side. The skin side should lift off the pan easily after about 4 to 5 minutes of steady cooking. The moment you take the fish off the heat, salt the skin side.
- To serve, swirl in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into the sauce, one tablespoon at a time. Pour some sauce on everyone's plate. Top with the greens and then with a piece of fish. Serve at once.
Notes
- A word on the fish. I like this with trout, which is mild and a little fatty. But you could use salmon, or any fish where you would eat the skin. Hate fish skin? No matter. You can do this with skinless pieces of fish, too.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
510kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
151mg
(50%)
Sodium
228mg
(10%)
Potassium
1667mg
(48%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
16721IU
(334%)
Vitamin C
65mg
(72%)
Calcium
252mg
(25%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 510 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 510kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 151mg | 50% |
| Sodium | 228mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 1667mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 16721IU | 334% |
| Vitamin C | 65mg | 72% |
| Calcium | 252mg | 25% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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39 reviews
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