Lulu & Me’S Miso Salmon From Chef Karen’S Kitchen

1. 1

   Prepare mushroom broth.

2. 2

   Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan.

3. 3

   Bring to a boil.

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   Simmer for 30- 40 minutes.

5. 5

   Strain out vegetables.

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   Reserve broth.

7. 7

   Prepare miso butter

8. 8

   Blend ingredients together until smooth

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   Reserve 4 tbsp. at room temperature.

10. 10

    Chill the remaining miso butter.

11. 11

    Prepare pickled ginger

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    Peel ginger. Slice into thin discs. Cut julienne.

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    In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar and rice wine vinegar to a boil.

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    Add salt and ginger.

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    Remove from heat and let ginger cool in liquid.

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    Preheat oven to 400

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    Prepare Salmon Sauce

18. 18

    Rehydrate porcini mushrooms with 1 c. hot water.

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    Let stand 5 minutes.

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    Strain off porcini mushroom water. Reserve.

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    Chop mushrooms.

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    In a medium saucepan, place chopped porcini mushrooms, 1 qt mushroom broth, and reserved porcini mushroom liquid.

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    Bring to boil, simmer until sauce is reduced by half.

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    There should be about 8 oz. mushroom sauce.

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    Add 1 tbsp. soy sauce

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    4 tsp. rice wine vinegar.

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    Keep warm.

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    Prepare Salmon

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    Lightly salt each salmon filet.

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    Heat a heavy ovenproof skillet.

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    Add 2 tbsp. canola oil.

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    Sear filets skinned side up two to three minutes.

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    Remove from heat. Turn each filet over.

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    Brush each filet with room temperature miso butter.

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    Place skillet in preheated oven for 5-6 minutes.

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    Remove skillet from oven. Place salmon on warm plate.

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    Pour off oil from pan. Wipe pan with paper towel.

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    Add mushroom sauce. Bring to a boil.

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    Whisk in 4-5 tbsp. chilled miso butter.

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    Pour over salmon.

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    Garnish with pickled ginger.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.