Alose a la Provencale (Stuffed Shad Braised with Tomatoes, Provencal Style)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Gut the shad.
  2. Heighten the Farce a poissons A lightly with garlic and fill the shad with it.
  3. Braise it in a tray with 300 grammes of crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 decilitres of white wine, salt, pepper and 3 spoonfuls of oil.
  4. Dress the shad and cover it with the tomatoes.
  5. Reduce the braising liquid and finish it with 2 spoonfuls of oil and 30 grammes of Beurre d'anchois; pour it over the fish.
  6. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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