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Crisped Bottom Salmon in Orange Cream Blanc

April 11, 2017 by Tangled with Taste 15 Comments

Quick recipe for rich luxurious Salmon. Thick fillets sauteed on one side, then oven roasted, and finally plated in a pool of Orange Sauvignon Blanc cream.

Easy and Fast Crisped Bottom Salmon recipe by Flirting with Flavor. SOOO GOOD!

Crisped Bottomed Salmon in Orange Sauvignon Blanc Cream

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This salmon dish tastes and looks so much more rich and time-intensive than it actually is. We crisp the salmon on only one side, then transfer the fillets to the oven where they finish roasting. This results in a range of done-ness from well crisped to almost raw; giving the salmon a variety of delicious flavors and textures.

Crisped bottom Salmon in an orange sauvignon blanc cream sauce. Easy luxurious salmon recipe in 20 minutes!

 Salmon

Salmon: a fish, but also a city. Were you aware there is a city called Salmon? It is in Idaho and it even has it’s own river; the Salmon River.

Growing up we used to visit Salmon, Idaho regularly. My grandparents lived in a great big house right on the river with a farm and a small forest. In my eyes, that place was the world’s best kept secret.

This past summer, my parents moved out to the old farm. I took my kids on a trip there for my 30th (and GOLDEN!) birthday in June. We spent days hiking, shooting old cans and bottles, rope swinging into the river, catching frogs and snakes, and best of all: floating the Salmon River in tubes.

It was like stepping back into my childhood.

And true to a step back in time; every day at the end of all that play, my mom would have the tables on the porch laden down with food. Mostly fresh fruit and veggies because it was hot out and that’s what sounded best. However there was always a main dish that threw me back to my youth; dutch oven chicken and rice, slow cooker ribs, scalloped potatoes, shredded sweet pork salads, etc…

Crisped bottom Salmon easy recipe by Flirting with Flavor

Seafood

Another food step-back to my youth is seafood. My dad loves seafood and to be perfectly honest, I thought I didn’t like it because I remembered it smelling bad as he cooked it in my youth. Dad used to make oysters every Christmas morning. Bottle oysters that he dredged in flour and then fried up. He swore it was the best thing ever but I never dared taste them due to the smell.

As an adult I found myself still shying away from all seafood. I knew I didn’t like the “fishy” flavor of fish. Haha! So I avoided all fish. Then my husband did that low calorie diet I talked about in my Coconut Cream Tilapia post, and I branched out into the world of seafood.

Now you’ll regularly find me cooking Salmon, Tilapia, and Shrimp, etc…

Crisped bottom Salmon in orange Sauvignon Blanc Cream sauce. AMAZING and fast salmon recipe by Flirting with Flavor.

Lemons and Oranges

I used to make Salmon with lemons and it is a delightful combination. However, while working on the cream sauce I was using vinegar as a seasoning. I had a bottle of Trader Joe’s Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar and decided to try it out.

I STRUCK GOLD!

Dear reader, if you are at this moment preparing to pack your bags and rush to my side for the Texas Gold Rush, then I am very sorry to disappoint. The gold I struck was in fact figurative rather than physical.

Taste bud gold: Orange and Salmon are incredible together!

If you can get your hands on this TJ’s orange muscat champagne vinegar, then use that and omit the orange juice from the recipe. Otherwise, never fear! Using orange juice in this recipe with regular champagne vinegar is Bomb! Luxurious! AMAZING!

(*Note: this vinegar is ridiculously expensive online, but very reasonably priced in-store).

Recipe for Crisped Bottom Salmon:

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Ingredients

  • 4 4-6 ounce Salmon fillets
  • 3 Peeled Crushed Garlic bulbs
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Canola Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • For the Orange Cream Sauce
  • 1 TBS Butter
  • 1/2 Sweet White Onion
  • 3 thyme sprigs
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1.5 cup Sauvignon Blanc wine
  • *1/2 cup Champagne Vinegar
  • *1/2 tsp orange zest
  • *2 TBS Orange Juice
  • 1 cup Cream
  • 1 TBS Chives
  • *Note: if you have orange champagne vinegar then you don't need the juice or zest.

Instructions

    For the Salmon
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large saute pan over med-high heat, put a thin layer of oil across the bottom and add the garlic and butter.
  3. Season the bottom of the salmon fillets generously with salt and pepper, and the tops lightly with salt.
  4. Then the oil and butter are hot, add the salmon to the pan, bottom down.
  5. Brown for 5 minutes. Then transfer to the oven for 8-10 minutes.
  6. For the Cream Sauce
  7. While your salmon bottoms are crisping; put the onions in a saucepan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of butter. Let them cook together for 3-4 minutes, until onions are beginning to grow slightly transparent.
  8. Add thyme sprigs, bay leaf, Sauvignon Blanc, Champagne Vinegar, orange zest and juice to the pan and bring to a boil.
  9. Then reduce heat to medium and let simmer until it has reduced to 1/3 the amount of liquid.
  10. Add Cream and Chives and let simmer until liquid reduces by almost half and cream sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
  11. Turn down heat to low-low until ready to serve.
  12. Butterflies in your stomach moment!
  13. Place approximately 1/4 cup sauce on each plate then top with salmon fillets.
  14. Serve immediately!
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Nutrition

Calories

439 cal

Fat

17 g

Carbs

2 g

Protein

64 g
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Filed Under: 20-Minute Meals, Seafood Tagged With: citrus salmon, fast recipe, fish, fish recipe, orange salmon, salmon, salmon recipe, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon blanc cream, sauvignon blanc salmon, seafood recipe, wine sauce, wine seafood


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Comments

  1. Emily, Our house now a home says

    April 18, 2017 at 10:20 am

    Woah, this looks delicious! I tend to make salmon the same way, but this is a great idea! I know my husband would love to try this!
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 25, 2017 at 8:33 am

      Switch it up just once! I promise you will love it :)!!!
      Reply
  2. Melanie says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    Salmon is my favorite! I had it tonight. Looking forward to trying this recipe.
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 8:57 pm

      Oh good! You've got to try it this way, you're gonna love it!!!
      Reply
  3. Erica Schwarz says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    So fancy! This looks gorgeous and the salmon looks so tender. I adore recipes like this one.
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      I love the word "adore". it's such a happy word! I hope you try it and love it!!!
      Reply
  4. Kim Lee says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    This*
    Reply
  5. Kim Lee says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:02 pm

    Salmon is my favorite food! OMG I'm craving news right now.
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      Oh Kim, you've gotta try it then! You are going to love love love it!!! No kidding, it is absolutely divine! Takes salmon to a whole new level...
      Reply
  6. Jolina says

    April 17, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    Salmon is our default fish, we always have it in our fridge. So we're always looking for new salmon recipes. This looks amazing. Especially that incredible sauce. Yum!!
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      Jolina you are awesome that you have a default fish! Totally try this recipe out, I think you will love it! Come back and tell me what you think ;)
      Reply
  7. Colleen says

    April 13, 2017 at 9:28 am

    We love salmon the fish and Salmon the city. This recipe looks amazing. When the salmon start running in the river we will be using this recipe to cook it up. Thanks for the fun idea of using orange.
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      Colleen you all are going to LOVE this!!! Even if you don't make the sauce, the fish alone is divine. But I really do think you will like the sauce. XOXOXOX!!!
      Reply
  8. Seth says

    April 11, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    Fancy Fancy Fancy! You got my mouth watering again!!!?
    Reply
    • Flirting with Flavor says

      April 17, 2017 at 9:03 pm

      Again? That sounds dirty... ;P Good! Go make it and give some to your love, she will adore it!
      Reply

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