Poached Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 6 ounce salmon fillets
• salt

  (to taste)
• pepper

  (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 lemon

  (cut into 4-5 slices)
• 1 shallot

  (cut into thin strips)
• 4 cloves garlic

  (minced)
• 1 cup white wine
• 4 sprigs thyme

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 450°F. Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper and set aside.
• 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the lemon slices and
  cook 1-2 minutes per side, or until hot and bubbly. 
• 3 Add the shallot and garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds. Pour in the wine
  and add the thyme sprigs.
• 4 Season the salmon with salt and pepper and place in the pan.
• 5 Cover with a cartouche (parchment paper cut into a circle the size of your pan
  with a small hole cut into the center to vent).
• 6 Bake 6-8 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
• 7 Serve with pan sauce and fresh thyme leaves.

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