SOLE MEUNIèRE
The dish that made Julia Child fall in love with French cuisine, sole meunière highlights the simple flavors of fresh fish, butter, lemon and parsley. Fish is the center of the dish, so using a quality fillet is important: A true English Dover sole is preferred. Clarified butter, which takes a few extra minutes to prepare, can take on heat without browning, making it ideal for pan-frying fish. A classic sole meunière is made with a bone-in fillet, but boneless sole is faster and easier. You'll find a recipe for clarified butter here. This recipe is part of The New Essentials of French Cooking, a guide to definitive dishes every modern cook should master. Buy the book.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, lunch, seafood, main course
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200 degrees and place a large oven-safe plate or baking sheet inside.
- Place flour on a large, shallow plate. Season both sides of fish fillets with salt and pepper to taste. Dredge fish in flour, shaking off excess.
- In a 12-inch nonstick or enamel-lined skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons clarified butter until bubbling. Place half of the fish fillets in the pan and cook until just done, 2 to 3 minutes per side, then transfer to the plate or baking sheet in the oven to keep warm. Add 2 more tablespoons clarified butter to skillet and heat until bubbling, then cook remaining fillets. Wipe out the skillet.
- Arrange the fish on a warm serving platter. Top with parsley. In reserved skillet, heat remaining 4 tablespoons unsalted butter until bubbling and golden, 1 to 2 minutes, then pour evenly over fillets. Serve immediately, with lemon wedges on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 291, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 335 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SOUFFLE OF DOVER SOLE WITH CRAB, GINGER AND LEMON GRASS
Steps:
- Make the sole: Lightly score the skin side of the sole fillet to keep the sole from the shrinking. Season sole with salt and pepper and brush with the melted butter. Turn sole on its side, and form a circle, skin side in, with the fillets. Secure with a toothpick. Place on a lightly greased non-stick baking tray. Refrigerate until needed.
- Make the sauce: Combine the vegetable stock, ginger and lemon-grass. Reduce by half. Add heavy cream and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Strain sauce. Keep warm in a small saucepan.
- Make the souffle: Combine sole fillet, egg yolk, whole egg, cream, salt and pepper. Puree until smooth. Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into puree. Layer crab meat and souffle mixture into sole circles, starting with the crab. Use half an ounce of crabmeat total per sole fillet. Squeeze lemon juice over crab during layering. Place souffles in a preheated 375 degree oven for 7 minutes. Souffle should be golden brown. Assemble the dish: Using a spatula, carefully remove the souffle to a serving plate. Spoon sauce around edge of plate. Garnish each plate with three grapefruit segments and sprigs of chervil.
SOLE WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Roll up fillets starting with the thickest end. Secure with wooden picks. In a 10-inch skillet, bring water, lemon juice, peppercorns and bay leaf to a boil. Place fish in liquid reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 12 minutes or until fish is opaque in center. Remove fish with a slotted spoon, draining well. Discard picks. Arrange on a warm serving plate, cover and keep warm. Discard poaching liquid.Meanwhile, in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, sauté cucumber and green onion in margarine for 10 minutes or until cucumber is slightly softened. Stir in flour. Add milk. Stirring over medium heat, bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.Stir in mayonnaise, dill weed, salt and pepper. Pour over fish. Garnish with lemon, watercress and a cucumber ruffle if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
CUCUMBER SAUCE
I'm Greek and my husband's Sicilian, so we use plenty of garlic in our cooking. We typically serve this traditional Tzatziki with lamb and chicken. -Efy Leonardi, Massapequa, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 25m
Yield about 2-1/2 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Line a fine mesh strainer with two layers of cheesecloth. Place yogurt in strainer over a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least four hours or overnight., Drain and discard liquid in bowl; set yogurt aside. Place cucumber in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 15 minutes; discard liquid. , In a small bowl, whisk oil and vinegar until blended. Stir in the garlic, yogurt and cucumber.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 113 calories, Fat 9g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 163mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SOLE WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
Lemon slices help keep the fish moist during cooking. For a simple sauce, we combined lemon juice, white wine, and butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place wine in a large, lidded skillet. Fold each sole fillet into thirds. Arrange in skillet; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Lay two overlapping lemon slices on each piece of fish.
- Bring wine to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer gently until fish is opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer fish to serving plates.
- Return liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Whisk in butter until smooth. Season with salt; strain, if desired. Serve with fish; garnish with fresh herbs and pepper, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 38 g
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