Baked Salmon Fillets with Potatoes

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients:
4 (6 ounces each) skinless salmon fillets
2 pounds russet potatoes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
8 large scallions thinly sliced
Salt and white pepper to taste
12 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shallots
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup white wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450F.

2. Shred the potatoes, mix with lemon juice and scallions. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Heavily butter 4 pieces of 9-by-12-inch aluminum foil. Make a bed using half the potatoes on each piece of aluminum foil. Place a salmon fillet on the potato bed, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with remaining potatoes. Press down on the potatoes, then enclose tightly in foil. Place in oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes or until the salmon is flaky and the potatoess are soft.

4. Meanwhile, combine shallots, wine and vinegar in a saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook until most of the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the heat and beat in remaining butter. Add salt and white pepper to taste and set briefly aside in a warm place.

5. Unwrap the salmon, then arrange potatoes and salmon on a platter and serve the sauce separately.

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