Poisson Veronique Recipes

Steps:

• Spray 10x6-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Place fish in pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Mix wine, stock, and lemon juice in small bowl and pour over fish.
• Cover and bake at 350º F for 15 minutes.
• Melt margarine in small saucepan. Remove from heat and blend in flour. Gradually add milk and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Remove fish from oven and pour liquid from baking dish into cream sauce, stirring until blended. Pour sauce over fish and sprinkle with grapes.
• Broil about 4 inches from heat 5 minutes or until sauce starts to brown.

Steps:

• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; fold in half. Place fish in 10-ince skillet; add wine, water, shallots and lemon juice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until fish flakes easily with fork, 4 - 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spatula to heatproof platter, keep warm. Add grapes to liquid in skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 minutes. Remove grapes with slotted spoon.
• Heat liquid in skillet to boiling; boil until reduced to 1 cup. Pour liquid into measuring cup; reserve. Heat 2 Tbl butter in skillet until melted; stir in flour. Cook and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in reserved liquid and the whipping cream. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute. Add 2 Tbl butter, stir until melted. Drain excess liquid from fish; spoon sauce over fish. Set oven to broil. Broil fish 4 inches from heat just until sauce is glazed, about 3 minutes. Garnish with grapes.

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.