Baked Salmon With Tarragon Chive Cream Sauce

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serves/makes:

ready in:
under 30 minutes

ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
4 salmon fillets, skin removed and rinsed twice
1 fresh lemon
1/2 cup white wine
1 shallot, minced
2 teaspoons chopped tarragon, divided
2 teaspoons chopped chives, divided
8 ounces heavy cream
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

directions

Coat baking dish with 1 Tablespoon butter. Place fillets skin side down. Pour lemon juice, wine and 2 Tablespoons melted butter over fish.

Place into a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 8 to 9 minutes.

While fish is baking, saute shallots in 1 Tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon tarragon and 1 teaspoon chives.

When fish is done baking, pour all liquid into shallots, and reduce by half. Add heavy cream and remainder of herbs and reduce by half.

Season with salt and pepper, pour over fish and serve.