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In the hills and valleys of Appalachia, the wild leek or ramp is the culinary harbinger of spring. This first allium of the season tastes like garlic and scallion, with a pungent and pleasing complexity. This healthy leek recipe includes the great Red Snapper fish, called Onaga in Hawaiian, topped with a light sauce for a delicious food pairing with Jordan Chardonnay.
2 shallots, finely minced
¾ pound chilled, unsalted butter, cut in ½” cubes
1 cup Jordan Chardonnay
2 ounces Champagne vinegar
3 Tbsp heavy cream
2 lbs leeks, rinsed well and thinly sliced
4 Tbsp peanut oil
6 six-ounce red snapper filets, skin lightly scored
salt and freshly ground pepper
In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan over medium-high heat, sweat shallots in 1 tablespoon of butter until just translucent, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to high. Add Chardonnay and Champagne vinegar, and reduce to ¼ cup. Add cream and simmer to thicken for another 2 minutes.
Whisk in remaining butter over low heat. When the mixture is smooth, add leeks and braise over lowest possible heat until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Preheat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat and add oil. Lightly salt the red snapper. When oil begins to shimmer, add red snapper, skin side down. If it begins to buckle, gently flatten with a spatula to ensure even cooking. When skin has crisped, turn the filets and cook until just opaque. Remove fish from the pan before it begins to flake apart.
To serve, arrange a portion of ramps on each plate and spoon sauce over it. Place red snapper on top and finish with a salad of scallion and shiso or other combination of tender spring greens.
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