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Pan Fried Fillets of Lemon Sole with Baby Vegetables

This lovely Pan Fried Fillets of Lemon Sole with Baby Vegetables dish is served with a cream, fish stock, shallot, leek, wine and vermouth sauce. Lemon Sole is a flat fish with white flesh and a delicate, slightly sweet flavour.

Ingreadient :
    • 4 lemon sole fillets, skinned
    • Knob of butter
    • Salt and pepper

    Sauce

    • 100ml double cream
    • 100ml fish stock ( made from the bones)
    • ½ shallot, peeled and sliced
    • 1 leek sliced
    • 50ml wine
    • Splash of vermouth
    • Knob of butter

    To finish

    • 1 small bunch chives, chopped

    To serve

    • 25g butter
    • Splash of water
    • Selection of baby vegetables turnips, carrots, leeks courgettes
Direction :
    1. Put the bones from the fish in a pan with cold water, onion  and leek. Bring to the boil then simmer for 20 minutes and drain. Season the inside of the fish, then heat a non-stick pan, add the oil, then the fish and cook for 2 minutes. Flip the fish over, add the butter then cook for another 2 minutes.
    2. Put the double cream, stock, wine and Vermouth into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil then simmer and reduce by half. Finish with the butter and chives.
    3. In another pan, add a splash of water and butter and, when boiling, add the vegetables. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
    4. On a tray lined with a jay cloth, drain the fish and vegetables.
    5. Put the vegetables in the centre of the plate with the fish on the side. Spoon over sauce.