Poached Salmon with Bourbon and Maple

Name: Poached Salmon with Bourbon and Maple
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 , lemon; 2 tablespoons, bourbon or brandy; 3 tablespoons, maple syrup; 2 tablespoons, whole grain mustard; 1 tablespoon, cider vinegar; 1 medium, shallot, sliced thin (about 3 tablespoons); 3/4 cup, water; 4 , center-cut skinless salmon fillets, 6 to 8 ounces each; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, chopped chives; , Salt and ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2008, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES4

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a poached salmon recipe with supple salmon accented by the delicate flavor of the poaching liquid,—in under half an hour— we came up with some tricks: Using less poaching liquid allowed us to cut back on the vegetables and aromatics in ...

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