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- From: eastman@solstice.jpl.nasa.gov (Sherri Eastman)
- Subject: Fish Fillets poached with wine
- Message-ID: <199406141606.JAA12511@solstice.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 22:43:11 GMT
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- =46ish Fillets poached with wine and mushrooms in a creamy sauce
- (a la Julia Childs)
-
- =46illets of fish poached in white wine with fresh mushrooms - a classic
- combination, served in a creamy veloute sauce with herbs, made from the
- fragrant poaching juices.
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- The mushrooms. for 5 people trim, wash and slice 1/2 pound (3 cups) of
- fresh mushrooms. Cook them clowly for 3 to 4 minutes in a covered
- stainless pan with 2 Tablespoons of butter, 1/2 Tablespoon of lemon juice
- and 2 tablespoons minced shallots or scallions, just until the mushrooms
- are limp but not browned. Season lightly with salt and pepper and set
- aside (add the cooking juices to the poaching liquid described below).
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- Preparations for poaching. Score 10 fish fillets about 9 X 2 inches and
- 1/4 inch thick. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and arrange half of
- them closely together in a buttered flameproof baking and serving dish.
- Divide the cooked mushrooms over each fillet; cover with the remaining
- fillets, as shown.
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- Poaching. Preheat the oven to 350=B0 Pour 3/4 cup of white wine or
- vermouth, 3/4 cup of fish or chicken stock and the mushroom juices around
- the fish; add a little more wine or stock if needed so liquid almost covers
- the fish. Lay a piece of buttered wax paper, cut to fit, on top of the
- fish. Bring just to the simmer on top of the stove; set in lower middle of
- the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until fish is opaque and springy
- rather than squashy; do not overcook. Drain out the poaching liquid into a
- stainless saucepan. Cover the fish and keep warm while making the sauce.
-
- White wine sauce with herbs (Sauce Chivry). Rapidly boil down poaching
- liquid until reduced to 1 cup. Meanwhile in another saucepan melt 2
- Tablespoons of butter, stir in 2-1/2 tablespoons of flour and cook slowly
- stirring until butter and flour foam and froth together for 2 minutes
- without coloring more than a buttery yellow. Remove from heat; when
- bubbling has stopped, pour in all the hot poaching liquid at once,
- vigorously blending with a wire whip. Beat in 1/2 cup of heavy whipping
- cream and bring to the boil; boil slowly stirring, for several minutes.
- Thin out sauce as necessary with dollops of cream - sauce should be thick
- enough to coat a spoon lightly. Taste carefully, adding more salt, pepper
- and drops of lemon juice. Stir in 2 Tablespoons of minced fresh herbs such
- as a mixture of parsley, chives and tarragon.
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- Serving. Drain the fish again, spoon the sauce over it and decorate with
- fluted mushrooms. Serve with steamed rice or French bread.
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