Fillets Of Sole Queen Victoria Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet to medium high heat and coat bottom with clarified butter. Lightly dredge fish fillets in seasoned flour and place in pan. Saute quickly 2 to 3 minutes on each side and transfer to a warm dinner plate. Add grapes and deglaze pan with champagne, cook for 2 minutes and drizzle in cream to desired consistency, pour over fish. Serve with steamed red potatoes with chives and a fresh steamed green vegetable. Serve the balance of champagne with dinner.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready
• Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate. Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown. Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan. Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them. Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets. When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Rinse fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Select six of the best fillets and set aside.
• Cut the remaining fillets into 1-inch pieces.
• Place in blender or food processor with egg white, heavy cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, parsley and Tabasco.
• Process until smooth and light green.
• Place remaining fillets, dark side up, on a flat surface.
• Divide fish mixture evenly among fillets, and spread over surface of fish, leaving 1/2 inch edge all around.
• Starting at narrow end, roll up each fillet and fasten with toothpicks.
• Lightly butter a medium-size deep skillet.
• Stand fillets up in skillet, so they barely touch side of pan.
• Add wine, water, onion, lemon, bay leaf, peppercorns, 1 teaspoon salt, and tarragon.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 10 minutes, until center is just firm.
• Lift from pan with slotted spatula, reserving stock.
• Drain fish well.
• Place on a heated platter and keep warm.
• Make sauce:.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in flour, salt and paprika until blended.
• Cook, stirring, several minutes.
• Gradually stir in cream and 1/2 cup reserved stock.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
• Boil 1 minute.
• Beat egg yolks in a bowl.
• Remove 1/3 cup hot sauce from pan.
• Stir into egg yolks.
• Stir back into saucepan.
• Add sherry.
• Stir over low heat until thick.
• Spoon some sauce over the fish and pass the rest.

Steps:

• For fish:
• Place flour in pie dish. Rinse fish; pat with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of fish with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge fish on both sides with flour; shake off excess. Place on platter.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until oil is hot and shimmers. Add butter; quickly swirl skillet to coat. When foam subsides, add fish and cook until golden on bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish over and cook until opaque in center and golden on bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide fish between 2 warmed plates; tent with foil. Pour off drippings from skillet; wipe with paper towels.
• For sauce:
• Place skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter; cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in parsley and lemon juice (sauce may sputter). Spoon sauce over fish. Serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Butter a shallow baking dish and arrange fish pieces in it; cover fish with onion slices.
• In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, wine, flour, lemon juice and the seasonings; pour over the fish and onions.
• Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until fish is tender; do not overcook or fish will dry out.