Tournedos of salmon in red wine sauce
- For 4 persons :
- Elements of the tournedos :
- 600g salmon fillet
- 12 slices of smoked bacon
- 50 g butter
- Components of the red wine sauce :
- 2 shallots
- 25g butter
- 50cl of red wine
- 25cl chicken stock
- 50g butter
- Trim elements :
- 4 baby carrots
- 4 mini turnips
- 4 mini leeks
- 1 butternut squash
- 50g butter
- Miscellaneous: Olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh herbs, thyme, bay leaf.
- 1To make the sauce, start by sweating the 2 chopped shallots in the butter. Deglaze with red wine. Flambé then moisten with the chicken stock. Add a sprig of thyme and a bay leaf. Reduce by half. Strain the sauce through a sieve. Finish by adding the 50g of butter with a whisk. Keep the sauce warm.
- 2Wash and peel the vegetables. Cut the squash into 4 rectangles, 1.5 cm thick. Put them all together in a frying pan. Add water halfway up the pan and the butter. Season with salt and pepper and cover with a lid. Cook at low boil. Remove the cooked vegetables as you go. Keep them warm.
- 3Cut the salmon into 12 portions. Wrap them in a slice of smoked bacon. Hold together with a toothpick. Sear each side in a pan with oil, then lower the heat, add the butter and finish cooking by basting the tournedos. Keep them warm.
- 4DRESSING: Place the sauce on a hot plate and arrange the tournedos and vegetables in a harmonious manner. This recipe can be made with white-fleshed fish such as cod, pollack, but also with pike perch or pike for example. Remember to remove the bones! Enjoy!