Ginger Sauce for Salmon

Submitted by Outta Here

"A tasty sauce to serve over cooked salmon fillets. Cook salmon your favorite way, grilled, poached, broiled, etc. Might work with chicken breasts or pork chops also,"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot, peeled and minced
• 2 tablespoons shallots, peeled and minced
• 1 cup cabernet sauvignon wine
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2⁄3 cup whipping cream or 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat; add ginger and shallots. Saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add wine and vinegar and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 8 minutes. Strain.
3. Boil cream in heavy medium saucepan until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Stir into wine mixture. Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat. Add remaining butter and whisk just until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Spoon over cooked salmon fillets.