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Smoked Fish with a Tequila Cilantro Sauce

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By Wilson Stribling - email

Smoked Fish: 

  • 1 alderwood grilling plank
  • 8 oz. of salmon, halibut, or seabass

Preheat grill to medium. Place fish on plank and grill For approximately 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily.

Tequila Cilantro Sauce: 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 9 tablespoons of butter, divided
  • 2 small shallots, chopped
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 1/4 cup tequila
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro

While fish is cooking, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat; add 1 tablespoon of butter and allow it to melt. Add shallots and stir 3 to 4 minutes until they are tender. Pour in lime juice and cook until reduced, about 2 minutes. Add tequila and cook until liquid is reduced by half; add cream and season with salt. Allow sauce to thicken, stirring constantly; add remaining butter and stir until melted. Just before serving, add cilantro to sauce.

To serve, drizzle warm sauce over smoked fish and serve with garlic rounds.

*Original recipe from The Fresh Market's 25th Anniversary Cookbook.

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