Ingredients

4 5-oz wild salmon fillets, skin on

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 carrot, sliced

2 sprigs fresh thyme

1 bay leaf

3 black peppercorns

1/2 cup white wine

Coarse salt

Preparation

In a small pan, arrange fillets in a single layer. Cover with water until fillets are just submerged. Remove fillets and set aside. Add garlic, carrot, herbs, peppercorns, and wine. Bring to a boil, season with salt, then turn off heat; add fillets skin-side down, and cook, covered, until slightly underdone in the center, about 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Reserve the poaching liquid and, once cool, combine with fillets.