Nitkos Sour Cream And Chive Dill Fish Sauce Recipes

STEEPED SALMON WITH CHIVE AND DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Fish: Place fish in a large shallow pan with a tight fitting cover.
• Add enough water to cover the fish by 1 1/2 inches, then remove the fish and set aside.
• To the water, add lemon, onion, thyme, salt and pepper, cover and bring to a full boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the fillets and cover pan tightly.
• Let fish steep 3 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets, then remove the salmon to a serving platter using a slotted spatula.
• Note: for thicker fillets you will need to add the salmon to the liquid and simmer until partially cooked before removing from the heat and covering.
• Sauce: Whisk together, mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, dill, salt and Tabasco.
• To assemble: Place cucumber slices around the edge of the serving platter over lapping as you go. Spoon sauce across the center of each fillet and top with a few drops of fresh lemon juice.

CREAMY CHIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a pan and soften the onion, garlic and chives with the pan covered for 5 minutes.
• Pour in the wine and reduce by half on a high heat.
• Add the stock and reduce by half again.
• Turn the heat right down and stir in the cream.
• Simmer gently until reduced to a light, creamy consistency.
• Season to taste and serve hot.

DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together sour cream, mustard, lemon juice and dill until well blended. Chill before serving.

GRILLED SALMON WITH CHIVE AND DILL SAUCE AND CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to 400°F.
• Coat a fish basket with non-stick spray.
• Sauce: Place ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
• Fish: Place fillets in basket, put on grill flesh side down, cover and cook 2 minutes.
• Turn basket over, cover and cook 2 minutes or until center of fish is opaque.
• Squeeze a bit of lemon juice on each fillet.
• Garnish: Thin slice cucumber.
• To assemble: Place each fillet on a serving dish, surround with cucumber slices and top fillets with sauce.

ROASTED STRIPED BASS WITH CHIVE AND SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Blend sour cream, water, juice, salt, and chives in a blender until mixture just turns pale green. Season with pepper.
• Prepare fish:
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Remove any pin bones from fish with tweezers or needle-nose pliers and pat fish dry with paper towels. Score skin in several places with a thin sharp knife to prevent fish from curling (do not cut through flesh) and season fish with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear fish, skin sides down, in 2 batches until skin is golden brown and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes (fish will not be fully cooked). Transfer, skin sides up, to an oiled shallow baking pan.
• Roast fish, uncovered, in middle of oven until just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons sauce onto each of 6 plates and top with potatoes and zucchini. Squeeze a lemon wedge over each fillet, then place fish, skin sides up, over vegetables. Top fish with sprouts.
• *Available at farmers markets.

CREAMY DILL SAUCE (FOR SMOKED OR POACHED FISH)

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine well; if using the sugar, stir a bit longer to ensure it dissolves.
• Put into a pretty crock, top with a dill sprig, and serve alongside your favourite smoked or cold, poached fish.

CREAM CHEESE AND CHIVE SAUCE (FOR VEGGIES)

Steps:

• Stir cream cheese and milk over low heat til smooth.
• Stir in rest of ingredients.
• Serve over veggie of choice.
• Makes 1 1/3 cups.