Poached Salmon Recipe with Step by Step Images
Learn to prepare poached salmon using salmon fillets, vegetable stock, onions, carrots, and celery. Below is a simple step by step recipe guide with images.
Recipes by Finechef 
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Serving
4
Difficulty
Easy
Cooking Preparation (Mis-en-place)
Assemble all the Poached Salmon recipe ingredients on the preparation table.
- Slice the onions, celery, and carrots.
- Prepare the vegetable stock.
- Slice the lemon.
- Place the necessary cooking equipment nearby.
How to prepare Poached Salmon
Follow the steps below.
Ingredients
- 4- salmon fillets (180g)
- 1.5Ltrs- vegetable stock
- 120g- onion
- 80g- carrot
- 40g- celery
- 1- bay leaf
- black peppercorns
- salt to taste
Nutritional Information
- Protein: 30.4g
- Sat fat: 5.5g
- Energy: 1284kJ
- Fibre: 0.1g
- Sugar: 0.3g
- Sodium: 0.1g
- Fat: 20.6g
- Carb: 0.3g
- Cals: 309kcal
Directions
1. Prepare the salmon.
Trim the salmon and remove any pin bones. Rinse lightly if needed and pat.
2. Prepare the poaching liquid.
In a shallow saucepan, add the vegetable stock. Add in the sliced onions, celery, carrots, peppercorns, bay leaf, lemon, and salt.
3. Simmer.
Bring the mixture into a simmer.
4. Add the salmon.
Lower the salmon into the saucepan, ensuring it is covered.
5. Poach and drain.
Maintain a low simmer and poach until the salmon is cooked. When it's done, remove and drain carefully using a fish slice.
6. Serve.
Serve hot with hollandaise sauce.
