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Fish "à la Bordelaise"

Fish "à la Bordelaise"
Fish "à la Bordelaise" is a fillet topped with a crust of breadcrumbs, herbs and onions cooked in white wine, then oven-baked until golden brown.

It is a classic frozen family meal that many French children have grown up with, but here is a home-made version that is far better.
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Last modified on: February 20th 2019

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33 min.34 min.1 hour 7 min.
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Stage 1 - 10 min.
Fish "à la Bordelaise" : Photo of step #1
Prepare 50 g shallot and 50 g onion, and peel 1 garlic clove.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
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Chop these finely.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
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Melt 50 g butter in a small frying pan until it froths.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
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Add the chopped shallot, onion and garlic. Salt and pepper and mix well.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
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Pour 120 ml dry white wine into the pan, mix well and turn the heat down slightly.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
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Leave to cook gently until all there is no liquid left in the pan. Set aside.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
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Prepare 4 sprigs parsley, keeping only the leaves.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
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Put into a high-sided container: the cooked onions, parsley, salt, pepper and the juice of ½ lemon.

Blend together.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
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Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Mix to make a thick paste, adding more breadcrumbs if necessary. Set aside.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
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Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Prepare the fish fillets. Rinse and dry, then remove the skin and any remaining bones.

Salt and pepper on both sides.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
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Spread the topping mixture in a fairly thin, even layer on each fillet.

The best tool for this job is a palette-knife, if you have one.
Stage 12 - 1 min.
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Generously butter an oven-proof dish.
Stage 13 - 1 min.
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Lay the fish in the dish, crust uppermost.
Stage 14 - 15 min.
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Bake for about 15 minutes (this will depend on the thickness of your fillets) and finish under the grill to give them the important browned top.
Stage 15
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Serve on hot plates and trickle a little lemon juice over just before serving.

Remarks

The breadcrumb topping can be prepared in advance as it keeps and freezes well.

From this basic recipe many variations are possible: red wine instead of white, coriander or chervil instead of parsley, etc.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

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Home made.

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