Sorrel

It's springtime in the Hudson Valley and I'm looking for some good sorrel sauce recipes. I'm planning the classic salmon pairing but any new and exciting ideas would be welcomed. Thanx in advance.

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Chef A

I did a great appetizer last year. It was a catered "grazing station" and I did little plated dishes ala minute. It was a potato pancake with a slice of smoked cod topped with a (slightly) creamy sorrel sauce. I love sorrel because it is so tangy and unusual. You might want to do some research with Irish cookbooks, they use it more than us Americans.

[Pete]

I like to use it as a garnish often times. Especially with fish. I will run a fish with a tomato butter sauce and then garnish with a chiffanade of sorrel to help cut the rich butter sauce.

Thanks,that sounds like a nice pairing. The tartness of the sorrel can nicely complement rich smoky food. I'll check out the Irish.

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Chef A

[wedjbu]

Elizabeth David (French Provincial Cooking) has a simple standard recipe: melt the washed sorrel in butter with a little salt, sieve or chop it, add it to cream or bechamel. Easy, but...

WHERE CAN I FIND SORREL? It does not appear to be available in the Midwest.

[shroomgirl]

I find mine at the local farmer's markets.......it's eaten prior to leaving the market....just like shell peas, they never make it to the kitchen

[wedjbu]

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[wedjbu]

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[ldzpapa]

Originally Posted by wedjbu

Elizabeth David (French Provincial Cooking) has a simple standard recipe: melt the washed sorrel in butter with a little salt, seive or chop it, add it to cream or bechamel. Easy, but...

WHERE CAN I FIND SORREL? It does not appear to be available in the Midwest.

Try your local farmers market, or plant a little in your backyard or community garden, comes back every year.

[ldzpapa]

Originally Posted by wedjbu

Why was my latest post blocked as a spam attempt? Because I included a URL?

I'm new to this. I guess I don't understand how a "chat room" or "blog" works.

If this doesn't work, I'm out of here...

I believe it was the url.

[wedjbu]

I already found some sorrel! The owner of Kitchen Conservatory her in St Louis (google it to see the website) gave me a huge bag of sorrel from her herb patch.
Thanks for taking an interest in my dilemma!

[cheflayne]

I have done a shiitake sorrel sauce with poached salmon that got good reviews.

[David Jones]

Sorrel and vanilla sauce, with chopped tomato and cucmber on fried oystes