Peixe oporto (baked fish with port wine sauce)
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Sea bream or other suitable white fish |
| 1 | ounce | Butter |
| ⅔ | cup | Port wine |
| 2 | Egg yolks | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cream |
| Paprika | ||
| Salt | ||
Directions
Prepare the fish and season with salt and paprika. Bake it with the butter in a covered fireproof dish in a moderate oven (350 deg. F) for 5 minutes. Add the port wine and continue cooking until the fish is tender - 15 to 20 minutes. Strain of the liquor from the dish and cook quickly in a saucepan to reduce it a little. Cool, and beat in the egg yolks, add the cream and reheat very gently but do not bring to the simmering point. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve with Savory Rice (opt.)
Source: the complete book of World Cookery Crescent Books, Inc. A Division of Crown Publishers, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 ISBN 7064 0023 2 1972