poached salmon

The website Simply Recipes is a great resource. I probably will never use their tutorial on how to make stock from chicken feet, but this is where I learned how to make poached salmon, something for which I am eternally grateful.

Poached Salmon Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 to 1½ pounds salmon fillets
½ cup dry white wine (a good Sauvignon Blanc)
½ cup water
A few thin slices of yellow onion and/or 1 shallot, peeled and sliced thin
Several sprigs of fresh dill or sprinkle of dried dill
A sprig of fresh parsley
Freshly ground black pepper

Put wine, water, dill, parsley and onions in a saute pan, and bring to a simmer on medium heat. Place salmon fillets, skin-side down on the pan. Cover. Cook 5 minutes or to desired done-ness. Do not overcook. Serve sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.
Serves 2-4.

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I usually use scallions and no dill, and sometimes I add fresh spinach and capers to make Salmon Florentine.
Julia Child said to never use the "cooking wine" usually found near condiments and dressings in the grocery store, because it is loaded with salt. To sidestep alcohol sales laws, it is rendered undrinkable, and boy it is...one lame attempt at underage drinking thwarted. A trip to the package store and showing your legitimate ID are in order. We don't drink (or even like) wine, so we get the cheapest we can find for this, and a regular .75L bottle seldom sets us back more than 5 or 6 bucks, and we get no less than 3 recipes out of it.