Golden Salmon

This is salmon with a sauce, and its so delightful. Change the sauce by simply adding any of the following before serving: coarsely chopped pasrsley, chives or basil. Instead of herbs, add chopped stoned black olives, capers or chopped skinned tomatoes.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  shallots or 1⁄2 small onion, chopped fine
• 6  tablespoons  mitsukan rice vinegar
• 6  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 lb salmon steak
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper

• TO SERVE

•  boiled new potato, peas

• TO GARNISH

•  fresh chives

Directions

1. Put shallot or onion in a small saucepan with vinegar and boil gently until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add butter in one piece and remove from heat. Swirl around saucepan until butter has melted. For best results, do not stir.
2. Wipe salmon and season with salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin side up, on a lightly greased baking tray or grill pan and cook under a preheated grill until the skin is crispy - about 10 minutes. The sides of the fish should be pale pink not rosy pink.
3. Pour a little sauce on a plate and place a salmon steak, skin side up, in the center and serve with boiled new potatoes and peas.
4. Garnish with chives.