Ingredients

  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup sherry
  • 4 scallions or green onioons (white part) chopped
  • 2 to 3 slices peeled ginger root
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 6 tablespoons butter cut in pieces
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups peanut oil, plus a little additional
  • 1 bunch spinach leaves, rinsed and well dried
  • 4 6 ounce slices salmon
  • 3 tablespoons chopped ginger, minced
  • 3 tablespoons crushed black pepper corns

Method

  • In a saucepan combine white wine with sherry scallions and ginger. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
  • Add cream and reduce until mixture coats it.
  • Whisk in butter, season with salt and pepper corns. Strain and keep warm.
  • Heat 3 cups of peanut oil over medium high heat. In small batches, fry spinach leaves until crisp about20 seconds. Remove leaves to paper towels and drain. Set aside.
  • Combine ginger and black pepper, season salmon with salt to taste. Coat both sides of filets with ginger, pepper mixture. Sprinkle salmon lightly with oil.
  • Grill or saute salmon to medium doneness. Divide sauce on 4 plates. Place salmon on top and arrange spinach leaves around salmon.