Sole au Champagne (Sole Poached in Champagne)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Poach the sole with 2 décilitres of Champagne.
  2. Reduce the cooking wine by half.
  3. Thicken it with 1 décilitre of fine Velouté de poisson and complete with 30 grammes of butter.
  4. Coat the sole with the sauce and glaze it.
  5. Arrange at each end a bouquet of julienne of sole fillets prepared as for the Sole au Chambertin.

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