Fancy (but quick-n-easy) Salmon Dish

I used this recipe on Mother's Day one year. My challenge was to come up with a meal that I would not spend a lot of time preparing, yet would impress all six of my family members. As a beginner cook, I wanted a gourmet dish that did not require too many culinary skills.

After a little research, "Grilled Salmon Dansk," a recipe which I found on cooks.com, was the perfect choice to give a salmon dish a little something special. However, the sauce does require a trip to the grocery store with a long list of interesting ingredients:

6 boneless salmon filets
1/8 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. pepper
Dill Sauce (below)
3 tbsp. butter
1 c. chopped mushrooms
2 tbsp. flour
2 tsp. dill weed
1 1/2 c. fish stock or clam juice (I used fish stock)
1 c. or 1/4 lb. baby shrimp, cooked
Salt and Pepper
1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. chopped onion
Dill Sauce
2 tbsp. brandy
2 tbsp. dry sherry
1/2 c. heavy cream
sprig of fresh dill

Sautee mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. Add tablespoon brandy, ignite. Reduce heat and stir in flour. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in fish stock, sherry, and dill; cook until thickened. Stir in cream, cook for five minutes, stir in shrimp, cook until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper, serve one filet and 1/3 cup of sauce to each person.

You can grill the salmon fillets, or another option is to bake them in the oven. Finally, I added my favorite pasta alongside the salmon with the dansk sauce.