Salmon In Mango And Ginger Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 11 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 20 ounces salmon steaks (2 steaks 10 oz each)
• fresh lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 large ripe mango, peeled pitted and chopped (or 8 oz frozen)
• 2/3 cup fish stock or 2/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon syrup from a jar preserved gingerroot (or from a jar of pickled ginger)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place salmon steaks in a large, shallow baking dish; sprinkle with lemon juice, garlic, tarragon, and salt and pepper; let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• 2 meanwhile, place the mango, tomato, shallots in a blender or food processor and process until smooth; add fish stock or water and the ginger liquid and process again.
• 3 melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, then cook the salmon about 3 minutes per side; add the mango puree, cover, and simmer 5 minutes more.
• 4 transfer the salmon to serving dishes, heat the mango puree and adjust seasonings; pour sauce over salmon and serve.