Poached fish in creamy sauce

- Main Ingredient: Various Fish
- Preparation: Microwave Poached
- Course: Various Main Dishes
- Cuisine: Southern
- Yield:
Poached fish in creamy sauce ingredients
- 3 T water
- 2 T wine, dry white
- 1 med Carrot, cut into ½" pieces
- -(about ½ cup)
- 1 Celery stalk, cut into 1"
- -pieces (about ½ cup)
- 1 med Onion, sliced and separated
- -into rings
- 1⁄2 lemon, sliced
- 3 peppercorns
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 T parsley, fresh, chopped
- 1⁄8 t Salt
- 16 oz Fish fillets, thawed
- Breadcrumbs, seasoned dry
- Paprika
- CREAMY SWISS SAUCE
- 3 T butter (or marg.)
- 3 T flour, all-purpose
- 1⁄4 t Salt
- 1⁄8 t Pepper, white
- 1 c Half-and-half
- 1⁄2 c Fish stock, reserved
- 3⁄4 c Cheese, Swiss, shredded(3oz)
Cooking Poached fish in creamy sauce
1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a 12x8x2" baking dish; stir well, being sure vegetables are evenly distributed in dish.
2. Cover with clear plastic wrap; microwave at high for 4 to 6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender arrange fish fillets over vegetables with thicker portions to outside of dish (thinner portions may overlap, if necessary).
3. Cover and microwave at high for 3 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, giving dish one half-turn during cooking.
4. Remove fish fillets, and keep warm.
5. Straini fish stock, and discard vegetables.
6. Add enough water to fish stock to measure ½ cup; use to prepare creamy swiss sauce.
7. Return fillets to baking dish; spoon sauce over fillets.
8. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and paprika.
9. Cover and microwave at medium for 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbly.
10. Creamy swiss sauce: place butter in a 1-quart glass measure or casserole dish.
11. Microwave at high for 30 seconds or until butter melts; blend in flour, salt, and pepper.
12. Gradually add half-and-half and fish stock, stirring well.
13. Microwave at high 2-½ minutes; stir well.
14. Microwave at high for 1-½ to 2-½ minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring at 1 minute intervals.
15. Add cheese, stirring until melted.
16. Yield: about 2 cups.


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