Mackerel With Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
4 mackerel cleaned and filleted
1 onion finely chopped
2 sprg thyme
1 bay leaf
1 sprg parsley
150 ml dry white wine
2 tablespoons coarse grained mustard
40 grams unsalted butter
1 little chopped parsley or chervil
1 salt and pepper
Preparation
1
Season the mackerel fillets with salt and pepper.
2
In a lightly greased dish, make a bed of onion with the thyme, bay leaf and parsley.
3
Lay the fillets on top of the onions and herbs (skin side up) and pour wine over the filet.
4
Bake uncovered at 240C/475F/Gas Mark 9 for 7-10 minutes until filets are barely cooked through.
5
Carefully transfer the filets to a warm serving dish and keep warm.
6
Strain the cooking juice into a pan (discard the herbs, reserve onions) and boil hard for a few minutes to concentrate the flavours and reduce slightly.
7
Add the mustard and butter whisk until the butter melts then simmer for 3 minutes.
8
Arrange onions around the fish filets. Spoon over the fish sprinkle with parsley or chervil and serve immediately.
Tools
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Yield:
4 servings
Added:
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 2:07am
