bunyan's diabetic green tea poached salmon

16 Pinches
Mesa, AZ
Updated on Feb 12, 2014

Wanna impress your friends? Tell them you poached the salmon in a COURT BOULLION (restaurant name for the poaching liquid! I like just about any good meaty fish cooked this way!

prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 10 cups water
  • 2 - limes, halved
  • 6 tablespoons honey, divided
  • 4 - inch piece of ginger, peeled & chopped
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
  • 4 tablespoons loose green tea
  • 4, 6 ounces boneless, skinless, salmon fillets

How To Make bunyan's diabetic green tea poached salmon

  • Step 1
    Put 6 qts of the water into a big straight sided skillet or pot with a lid
  • Step 2
    Squeeze 3 of the lime halves then throw the halves in as well.
  • Step 3
    Add 5 TBSP of the honey, the ginger, salt and peppercorns
  • Step 4
    Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
  • Step 5
    Turn the heat down to low
  • Step 6
    Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, to infuse the water
  • Step 7
    Turn the heat off
  • Step 8
    Dip out 1/2 cup of the hot poaching liquid and dump it in a small saucepan
  • Step 9
    Dump the tea into the big pot
  • Step 10
    Let the tea steep for 5 mins
  • Step 11
    turn the heat on low under the big pot again
  • Step 12
    Carefully slide in the salmon fillets
  • Step 13
    Cover and poach till the fish is just cooked through, about 6 to 7 mins
  • Step 14
    Meanwhile back at the ranch, zest the remaining lime half and toss the zest into the small pot with the 1/2 cup of poaching liquid
  • Step 15
    Squeeze the juice from the lime half in, then add the remaining TBSP of honey
  • Step 16
    Put the small pot back on the stove over low heat
  • Step 17
    Reduce the liquid by 2/3 till it's syrupy about 7 to 10 mins.
  • Step 18
    CAREFULLY take the fish out of the poaching liquid with a fish spatula or slotted spoon & plate them
  • Step 19
    Drizzle a little of the sauce over each fillet
  • Step 20
    Serve!

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Category: Fish
Ingredient: Fish
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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