Shad Fillets Braised With Wild Mushrooms And Tomatoes Recipes

GEORGIA SHAD AND SHAD ROE

Steps:

• Dip shad fillets in mixture of flour, salt and pepper.
• Heat clarified butter and olive oil in a skillet and over low heat slowly cook the shad roe, which has been pricked in a few places. Cook only until it is brown on the outside but pink inside, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside; keep warm.
• Raise heat and saute shad quickly. Remove and set aside. Keep warm.
• Add the chicken stock, wine and lemon to pan and cook quickly over high heat to reduce by half.
• Return roe to pan. Heat through.
• Arrange shad on heated platter with roe. Pour most of sauce from pan and a little over the shad.

FILET D'ALOSE RIVIERA (SHAD WITH MUSHROOMS AND TOMATOES)

Steps:

• Split fillet in half crosswise. Sprinkle pieces with salt and pepper and place in small, flat basin of milk. Remove fish pieces from milk without draining. Put pieces in flour to coat on both sides.
• Heat corn or other oil in frying pan, and add fish pieces skin side up. Cook about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes over high heat or until golden brown on one side. Carefully turn pieces and continue cooking on second side over moderately low heat 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer pieces to two warm serving plates.
• Slice mushrooms thin. There should be about two cups.
• Heat olive oil in skillet, and add mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and butter and swirl and stir around until butter melts.
• Meanwhile, heat tomatoes in small saucepan, and cook down for about 5 minutes.
• Spoon half of tomatoes onto each fish piece. Pour mushrooms over and sprinkle with parsley.

SHAD BAKED WITH TOMATOES AND FENNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil a large, shallow baking pan.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onions and saute over medium heat until golden. Add garlic and fennel and saute until the fennel begins to soften. Stir in tomatoes and increase heat to medium-high. Cook tomatoes for about 10 minutes, until there is little or no excess liquid in the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place shad on the baking sheet, brush with lemon juice and spread tomato mixture over it. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Place in the oven and bake until the shad is done, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with ham and minced fennel tops and serve.

SHAD FILLETS BRAISED WITH WILD MUSHROOMS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the fish, skin side down, in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Cover with the wine, lemon juice, garlic, onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Transfer the fish to a clean baking dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the marinade over the fish. Arrange the fresh mushrooms over the top. Add the tomatoes. Cover tightly with foil and bake until the small bones dissolve, about 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, place the dried mushrooms and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Stir in the salt, sugar and soy sauce. Add the scallion and simmer until reduced to 1 cup, about 25 minutes. Strain. Set aside.
• Remove the fish from the oven. Cut the fillets in half and divide among 4 plates, with the mushrooms over the fish. Spoon the sauce over the shad and serve immediately.