Halibut with Egg and Lemon Sauce
From cuzpat 14 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Good fish meal for the soul!
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml) sliced onion shopping list
- 1 cup (250 ml) sliced carrots shopping list
- 1 cup (250 ml) sliced celery shopping list
- 2 bay (laurel) leaves shopping list
- 8 whole black pepper corns shopping list
- 2 Tbs (30 ml) salt shopping list
- 4 halibut steaks, about 1 in (2.5 cm) thick (other fish, such as salmon, flounder, cod, or haddock may be used) shopping list
- 2 tsp (10 ml) cornstarch (cornflour) shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 4 Tbs (60 ml) fresh lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Place the onions, carrots, celery, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt in the bottom of a wide shallow pan. Add 4 cup (1 L) water and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Add the fish, plus more water if necessary to cover the fish, and simmer (do not boil) for 10 minutes. Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water. Ladle and strain about 2 cups (500 ml) of the poaching liquid into a small saucepan and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly over moderate heat until it boils and thickens. In a separate bowl beat the eggs lightly, then add the lemon juice and beat until thoroughly combined. Add a little of the thickened sauce to the lemon egg mixture, then add the lemon egg mixture to the saucepan. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens, but DO NOT BOIL. Carefully lift the fish out of the pan and serve covered with the sauce. May be served either hot or cold.
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Nice recipe! Thank you for posting!
Susan
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I like this a lot. You can see how the Cajuns used the French style cooking to make there dishes. This is a style like Hollandaise or Bearnaise sauces.\0
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Wonderful recipe - can't wait to try it out!
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