Filets De Sole Veronique Sole With Green Grapes Food

FILLET OF SOLE VERONIQUE SAUTEED WITH GRAPES, CHAMPAGNE AND CREAM

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.

FILETS DE SOLE VERONIQUE (SOLE WITH GREEN GRAPES)

Steps:

• Sprinkle shallots in 10-inch skillet (use pyrosyran, non-stick finish, enamel or stainless (not aluminum)). Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Fold in half; arrange in skillet. Add wine, lemon juice and reserved grape liquid. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until fillets flake easily, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove fillets with slotted spatula to ovenproof platter. Keep warm while preparing sauce. 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. Melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour. Stir flour mixture, a small amount at a time, into reduced liquid. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in cream. Heat to boiling. Add 2 tablespoons butter; stir until melted. Drain excess liquid from platter if necessary. Spoon sauce over fillets. Set oven control to broil and/or 550'. Broil fillets just until sauce is glazed, about 3 minutes. Garnish with grapes.

SOLE VERONIQUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse fish, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Place fish in pan and pour wine, lemon juice, and melted butter over the fish.
• Sprinkle on the shallots.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
• Pour drippings from fish into saucepan and reduce slightly.
• Add half and half.
• Cut the 2 tablespoons of flour and 2 tablespoons of butter together with a fork.
• Add the flour/butter mixture to the fish drippings and stir until it thickens.
• Remove saucepan from heat and add peeled grapes.
• Pour sauce with the grapes over fish.