Brown Sugar Spiced Salmon

This was delicious!!

Served with 2006 Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir

I'll try to write this out as a true recipe this time (Serves 2)

(Optional)

Cherry Chardonnay Reduction

1. 1 to 1 1/2 cup chardonnay
2.  4-8 pitted cherries
3. 1 TBSP brown sugar

• Pour chardonnay into a small sauce pot set to medium heat
• Add 4-8 pitted cherries, depending on sweetness desired
• Simmer for 5 minutes, then extract cherries with slotted spoon
• Continue to reduce for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs, monitoring the pot to make sure it doesn't boil
• When reduced to about 1/4 of the original volume, whisk in 1 TBSP brown sugar
• If reduction boils, remove from heat for a few seconds, and reduce to medium low
• If reduction becomes over-reduced add water by the TBSP to rehydrate

Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

1. 3 medium sweet potatoes
2. 1 egg yolk
3. seasoning of choice (salt, pepper, garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne)

• After putting chardonnay reduction on the stove (initially). wash and slice potatoes to whatever width you prefer, mine were 1/4 inch approx.
• Submerge sliced potatoes in a bowl of water and let soak for 30 minutes 
• After potatoes are in the soak, preheat oven to 425
• Whip egg white to soft peaks and add whatever seasoning you have chosen
• Take potatoes out and pat very dry
• Toss potatoes in egg white seasoning
• Place on a baking sheet (I put mine on a cooling rack over a parchment paper-lined baking sheet)
• Bake for 15 minutes then turn over and bake for another 15 minutes
• Reduce heat to 200 and leave in oven for 15-20 minutes

Garlic-sauteed Broccoli

1. 2 TBSP minced garlic
2. 1 cup broccoli
3. 1 tbsp olive oil

• During second baking of sweet potato fries:  Place large pan on stove over medium-high heat     add oil
• Add garlic after approx. 1 minute
• Add broccoli after another 1 minute 
• Sautee for approx. 8 minutes, or until tender

Brown Sugar Spiced Salmon

1. (2) 4-6 oz. Salmon Filets, skinned if necessary
2. For Rub: 3 parts brown sugar, 1 part each: cayenne powder, garlic powder, black pepper, paprika, chili powder

• Mix all dry ingredients together 
• Dredge the salmon filets in the rub
• Place on baking sheet and add to the oven when there are 10 minutes left during the second portion of baking of the sweet potatoes fries and leave in during the 200 degree cool down
• Drizzle Cherry Chardonnay Reduction over Salmon