Fish in white wine
This recipe for cooking fish in the oven is both simple and delicious. The fish is cooked with herbs and onions in white wine.
It is served in a light sauce, made with the cooking juices and a little lemon juice.
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Last modified on: December 14th 2016
For 2 people, you will need:
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How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 35 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2
5 min.
Stage 3
3 min.
Put into a gratin dish: 50 g butter cut into small pieces, the bayleaf, thyme and half the onion. Salt and pepper lightly.Stage 4
2 min.
Lay the fish fillets in the dish, add the rest of the onion on top and pour in 100 ml dry white wine.Stage 5
30 min.
Cook for 30 minutes.Stage 6
3 min.
After this time, transfer the fish fillets to a hot plate and cover with aluminium foil to keep hot while you make the sauce.Stage 7
1 min.
Making the sauce
Strain the cooking juices into a small saucepan.Stage 8
1 min.
Add the juice of ½ lemon.
Stage 10
5 min.
...and continue beating gently on low heat until the sauce thickens.Important: do not allow the sauce to boil and stop cooking as soon as the sauce thickens.
Check the seasoning.
Stage 11
Serve on hot plates, one fish fillet per person with the accompaniment of your choice (rice here) and the sauce poured over.Remarks
For the fish, use whatever is in season (whiting in these photos).
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 2 people : 5.09 €
Per person : 2.55 €
Source: Based on a recipe by Ginette Mathiot.
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 | Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montbenoit's canapés, Pork chops in the oven, Jura bread, Sauce Normande (for fish), French onion soup, ... All |
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 | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chorba, Greek salad, Italian style gratin, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Cassoulet, ... All |
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