Matelote a la Mariniere (Fish Stew, Mariner's Style)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- fish
- white wine
- cognac
- Veloute de poisson
- butter
- mushrooms
- small onions
- butter
- crayfish
- bread
Instructions
- Moisten the fish with white wine and flame it with cognac.
- Reduce the cooking liquid and thicken it with Veloute de poisson.
- Finish the sauce with butter.
- Prepare the garnish: mushrooms; small onions glazed in butter; crayfish; heart-shaped croutons, fried.
- Dress the fish with its sauce and the garnish.