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Share a Recipe: Salmon with Tequila cream sauce

Use Reposada Tequila, which is lightly aged, for this sauce. It has a smoother, more rounded flavour, which goes well with the cream.

Serves 4

Ingredients

3 fresh jalapeno chilies

45ml/3 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

150ml/¼ pint fish stock

Grated rind and juice of 1 lime

120ml/4fl oz single cream

30ml/2 tbsp reposada tequila

1 firm avocado

4 salmon fillets

Salt and ground white pepper

Strips of green pepper and fresh flat leaved parsley to garnish

Method

1. Roast the chilies in a frying pan until the skins are blistered, being careful not to let the flesh burn. Put them in a strong plastic bag and tie the top to keep the steam in. Set aside for 20 minutes.

2. Heat 15ml/1 tbsp of the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the stock, lime rind and juice. Cook for 10 minutes, until the stock starts to reduce. Remove the chilies from the bag and peel off the skins, slit and scrape out the seeds.

3. Stir the cream into the onion and stock mixture. Slice the chili flesh into strips and add to the pan. Cook over a gentle heat, stirring constantly, for 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

4. Stir the tequila into the onion and chili mixture. Leave the pan over a very low heat. Peal the avocado, remove the stone and slice the flesh. Brush the salmon fillets on one side with a little of the remaining oil.

5.Heat a frying pan or ridg

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