Salmon Steaks with Wine Sauce

Recipe Cuisine: Fish/sea
Recipe Category: Fish/sea
Recipe Serves: 2

Recipes Ingredients:

8 oz (2) Salmon Steaks *
1/2 c Half & Half Light Cream
2 ts Cooking Oil
1 ea Lge. Beaten Egg Yolk
1 tb Butter or Margarine
2 tb Dry White Wine
1 ts Cornstarch
1 x Seedless Green Grapes (Opt.)
1 x Dash White Pepper

Recipe Instructions:

* Salmon steaks may be either fresh or frozen. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaw Salmon steaks, if frozen. Preheat a 6 1/2-inch Microwave browning dish on 100% power for 3 minutes. Add cooking oil to the browning dish; swirl to coat the dish. Place fresh or thawed Salmon steaks in the browning dish. Micro-cook, covered, on 100% power for 30 seconds. Turn the Salmon steaks and micro-cook, covered, on 50% power about 3 minutes or till the Salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork. Let the Salmon steaks stand, covered, while preparing the Wine sauce. For the Wine sauce, in a 4-cup measure micro-cook the Butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% of power for 45 seconds to 1 minute or till melted. Stir in the cornstarch and white pepper. Stir in light cream. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till mixture is thickened and bubbly, stirring every minute. Stir HALF the Hot cream mixture into the beaten Egg yolk. Return all to the 4-cup measure. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% of power for 1 minute, stirring every 15 seconds. Stir till mixture is smooth. Stir in dry white wine. Transfer the Salmon steaks to a serving platter. Spoon the Wine Sauce atop. Garnish with seedless green grapes, if desired.