My Moms Sole Recipes

MY MOM'S " SOLE "

Steps:

• Make Hollandaise: In double boiler top with wire whisk, slightly beat egg yolks. Slowly beat in melted butter. Cook, stirring, over hot water (water in base should not touch upper pan) just until thick. Mixture will curdle if cooked too long. Whisk the heavy cream into sauce. Gradually beat in lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat until as thick as mayonnaise. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Gently rinse fillets and pat dry with paper towels. Place dark side up on board. Sprinkle fillets with 3/4 teaspoon salt and dash of pepper. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
• Starting at narrow end, roll up fillets. Secure with toothpicks. In buttered shallow baking dish, stand fillets upright on even sides. Pour water and white wine over fish. Top with sliced onion and bay leaf.
• Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with fork. Remove bay leaf and onion. Remove fillets to oven-proof platter and keep warm. (Leave the oven on; you'll be broiling these soon.) Remove toothpicks gently; fish is fragile. Strain fish stock, reserving 1 1/4 cups liquid.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in flour and dash cayenne until smooth. Gradually stir in fish stock and bring to boil, stirring. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in light cream and mix well. Pour over fish.
• Increase oven temperature to broil.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and sauté mushrooms. Add lemon juice and salt. Cook until tender. Spoon mushrooms around fish. Pour Hollandaise sauce over fillets. Broil 4 inches from heat source until golden brown. Garnish with parsley or watercress.

SOLE IN HERBED BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, salt if desired, and pepper. , In a large skillet, heat butter mixture over medium heat until melted, 1-2 minutes. Add the sole; cook until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 2-3 minutes on each side. If desired, garnish with dill and lemon.

EASY SOLE MEUNIERE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready
• Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate. Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown. Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan. Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them. Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets. When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

MYKONOS FILLET OF SOLE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Combine fish, half of the lemon slices, wine, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow dish. Marinate, covered, at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together egg, milk, and another 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl.
• In another shallow bowl, stir together bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, pepper, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• When fish is done marinating, dip fish pieces, one at a time, in egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then dredge in bread crumb mixture, shaking off excess. Transfer to a sheet of waxed paper, arranging fish in one layer.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 12" non-stick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Fry 2 pieces of fish, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 4-5 minutes total. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in oven, then cook remaining 2 pieces of fish in remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter in the same manner.
• Serve fish with remaining lemon slices.

EASY SOLE MEUNIERE (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready.
• Combine the flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate.
• Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown.
• Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side.
• While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan.
• Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them.
• Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets.
• When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.