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 Welcome to the "Wind and Water" quarterly e-newsletter, featuring recipes from the galley of the Schooner J. & E. Riggin! 

Creamy Caper Sauce with Pork, Salmon or Chicken


Captain Anne

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arm greetings to you all from chilly Maine. It’s my hope that your holidays were filled with joy and love. I hope the food was not only wonderful, but that you spent more time with your loved ones and less time with the food you were making for them!
         The main recipe that I send to you this time is one that is easy to make ahead and one that is versatile enough to serve with fish, pork and chicken. It’s perfect for a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner!  Serve with your favorite steamed vegetable and the Herbed Potato recipe included here.
         Follow this recipe if you plan to make the sauce ahead. I’ve included instructions below if you are planning to make everything at once. 

 —Captain Anne
  


Creamy Tomato Caper Sauce

1 tablespoon butter

½ cup chopped onions

2 cloves garlic, minced

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon fresh minced basil

1 teaspoon fresh minced tarragon

1 tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped

¼ cup white wine

1-2 tablespoons water or vegetable stock

½ cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons capers

Heat sauté pan over medium high heat. 

Melt butter and sauté onions, garlic and salt and sauté until the onions are translucent. 

Add tomatoes and herbs and cook for another minute. And rest of ingredients except capers.

Puree. 

When the sauce is smooth, add the capers.

Store in an airtight container for 1 week.

 


Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Caper Sauce

1 pork tenderloin

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon paprika

 

Rub tenderloin with pepper, salt and paprika.

  Heat sauté pan over medium high heat. When hot, add the oil and the pork tenderloin. Brown the tenderloin on all sides. 

Reduce heat to medium. Using the same pan, follow the instructions for the sauce. 

Remove the pork tenderloin and let rest covered on a cutting board while you puree the sauce and add the capers. Cut the tenderloin on an angle into ¼- ½ inch slices.

 


Salmon or Chicken with Creamy Caper Sauce

 2 8oz. portions of salmon

          OR 

2 chicken breasts

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon salt

If instead you’d like to serve a fish entrée, choose a firm but flaky fish such as salmon. 

Make the sauce and let rest in the blender. 

Season the salmon or chicken with the salt and pepper. 

Heat sauté pan over medium high heat. When hot, add the oil and the salmon or chicken breasts, top side down. Cook for 5 minutes and turn. Cook for another 3-6 minutes more. 

The salmon should still be a bit pink in the center; the chicken cooked all the way through. Pour any juices from the pan into the blender with the sauce and serve.

 


Rosemary Potatoes

2-3 potatoes

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

½-1 teaspoons salt

¼ teaspoon fresh black pepper

1 sprig of rosemary

 

Preheat oven to 375.

• Slice the potatoes as if you were slicing a loaf of bread ¼ inch thick, but don’t slice all the way down. 

• Insert a few rosemary leaves in-between each slice. 

• Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

• Roast for 1 ½ hours uncovered.


Capt. Jon Finger and Anne Mahle
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Rockland ME 04841

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