🇫🇷 French

Salmon Velouté

Name: Salmon Velouté
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 150 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 500 g Salmon; small handful Tarragon; 1 litre Chicken Stock

🇫🇷 French

Gentle simmered salmon in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the french answer to "something light tonight". About 27 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream150 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Black Peppercorns1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Salmon500 g
Tarragonsmall handful
Chicken Stock1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Butter until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and black peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the salmon.
4
Simmer gently until the salmon is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with tarragon and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — french cooking moves fast once it starts.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to make a velouté sauce with salmon or other fish | Quick method · on YouTube