Fish in mustard sauce

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Filets of sole or other fish
Juice of 1 lemon
2tablespoonsButter
1tablespoonFlour
1cupMilk
Salt; pepper and nutmeg
1teaspoonTarragon
2Shallots
1tablespoonWhite part of green onions
½cupDry white wine
1Egg yolk
2tablespoonsMustard( Dijon)
½cupHeavy cream
3tablespoonsParmesan cheese; grated

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Season fish with salt and lemon 3. Melt 1 tbs butter in a small saucepan. Stir in flour 1 minute.

4 . Pour in warm milk stirring vigorously, keep stirring until thick.

5. Turn down heat, add salt pepper and nutmeg and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6. In another saucepan combine shallots, chopped green onions, tarragon,and wine and simmer until wine is reduced to 2 tbs.

7 Add wine reduction to the thickened milk, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

8. Mix egg yolk and cream and add to sauce.

9. Off the heat, stir in 2 tbs of the mustard to the sauce. Check seasoning.

10. Drain fish filets.

11. Place fish in a buttered baking dish, pour the sauce on top and sprinkle parmesan.

12. Bake 15 to 20 to minutes until bubbly, then broil until top is golden.

Serving Ideas : serve with potatoes NOTES : Use the very best mustard you can find Recipe by: Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@...> on Oct 21, 1997