Mackerel With White Wine Sauce Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time25 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageCourse
MethodDish
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 4 small or 2 large mackerel
 Seasoned flour
 Unsalted butter4 Tablespoon
 Juice of 1/2 lemon
 Fish stock1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce:)
 Dry white wine1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce:)
 Heavy cream2 Cup (16 tbs) (Sauce:)
 Black pepper salt1 To taste (Sauce:)
 Egg yolk1 (Sauce:)
 Finely chopped parsley

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Clean each mackerel and fillet into two.
2) Wash under cold water, dry it and use seasoned flour to coat each fillet.

MAKING
3) To make the wine sauce, bring the stock made from fish bones along with the white wine to a boil.
4) Cook gently over low heat for about 15 minutes or till the mixture has reduced by ½.
5) Stir in the cream and heat the sauce thoroughly. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste to season.
6) In a bowl, beat the egg yolk and stir some of the warm sauce into the egg.
7) To the sauce, add the egg yolk and put the pan back on the heat for about 1 minute.
8) Ensure that the sauce is kept but do not let it boil or it will start to curdle.
9) In a skillet, melt the butter and put the fillets. Saute over low heat for about 6 minutes on one side. Turn the fish over and cook on the other side for 6 minutes.

SERVING
10) Serve hot.
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