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Grilled Salmon with Chipotle-Tequila Butter Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp. canned pureed chipotle chiles en adobo
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
2 tsp. minced cilantro
2 tsp. tequila
2 tsp. lime juice
salt, pepper
6 (4-6 oz. salmon fillets
2 tbsp. butter, melted
Directions:
Directions:
Drop garlic through feed tube of food processor with motor running. When garlic is minced, scrape down sides, add chipotle puree and room-temperature butter and puree again. Add cilantro, tequila and lime juice, puree and season to taste with salt and pepper (at least 2 grinds of pepper are necessary to round out flavor of chipotle).

Mix well, then, with plastic spatula, transfer butter to sheet of wax paper. Spread along short side of paper in generous mound. Roll paper into sausage shape, pressing and patting butter into solid log. Twist ends tight and refrigerate at least 2 hours, better overnight.

Lightly brush salmon with melted butter and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
Grill over high heat until fish just begins to flake when poked with tip of knife, 5-7 minutes, turning once.

When fish is cooked, remove to warm platter. Remove chipolte butter butter from refrigerator, unwrap and slice 12 thin coins. Place 2 coin slices on each piece of fish and serve immediately, before butter melts.

 

 

 

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