Lobster Veronique Recipes

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.

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.