Best Court Bouillon For Poaching Fish Recipes

Creole Redfish Court-Bouillon image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup dry sherry
5 cups fish stock or shrimp stock
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with their juices
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
6 redfish or trout fillets (each about 6 ounces), cut in 1/2 on the diagonal
2 tablespoons olive oil as needed
2 teaspoons Emeril's Original Essence, or other Creole seasoning
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups cooked long-grain white rice, for servings
Chopped fresh parsley leaves or green onion for serving

Steps:

Heat the 1/2 cup of the oil in a Dutch oven or large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the flour, reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly with a large wooden spoon, to make a roux the color of peanut butter, about 15 minutes. Add the onions, bell peppers, and celery, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the garlic and bay leaves, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Place the tomato paste in a small bowl and whisk in the sherry to blend. Add to the pot, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the stock, whisking to blend. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the sugar, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, and cook, stirring, occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low then whisk in the butter, bit by bit, until incorporated. Remove from the heat, taste, and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Preheat a grill to medium. To grill the fish, brush the fish all over with the olive oil and season the fish with the Essence. Grill the fish, basting occasionally with additional olive oil for about 8 minutes. Turn the fish and grill briefly on the second side. Return the court bouillon to the heat, add the fish, and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes longer. To serve, spoon 1/2 cup of rice into the center of six large soup bowls and divide the red fish court bouillon equally among them. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley or green onion.

Court Bouillon image

Yield Makes 3 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium celery stalk, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 leek, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and washed well (page 32)
1 lemon, thinly sliced
3 quarts water
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or 1/2 cup white wine
2 dried bay leaves
2 sprigs thyme
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
Coarse salt

Steps:

Combine everything in a large stockpot, adding salt as desired (be careful not to oversalt at this point; you can always add more at the end). Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer 15 to 30 minutes, depending on desired intensity of flavor. Strain through a fine sieve to remove solids, if desired; cool completely before using or refrigerating in airtight containers, up to 2 days.

Yield makes about 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 11

Steps:

In a large heavy pot, combine and bring to a boil: 1 1/2 cups dry white wine, 4 cups water, 2 carrots, peeled and sliced, 1 celery stalk, sliced, 2 onions, peeled and sliced, 1 bay leaf, 7 black peppercorns, 6 coriander seeds, 3 thyme sprigs, A handful of parsley stems, 2 teaspoons salt.
Skim off any rising scum. Turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain, discarding the solids.
If there's no white wine, substitute about 2 tablespoons good white wine vinegar.

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Categories Leek Simmer

Yield makes 6 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 bunch fresh thyme
1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
1 750-ml bottle dry white wine
1 leek, white and pale-green parts, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, well washed
2 medium carrots, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
1 lemon, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
3 dried bay leaves
2 tablespoons coarse salt

Steps:

Fit a 10-quart fish poacher with a rack in the bottom, and place the poacher over 2 burners on top of the stove (or use a large stockpot). Fill with 7 quarts water (about three-quarters full). Tie the thyme, parsley, peppercorns, and fennel seeds together in a small piece of cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni, and place in the poacher; add the wine, leek, carrots, lemon, bay leaves, and salt. Cover, and bring to a simmer. Uncover; gently simmer for 30 minutes. Discard the bouquet garni. Let the bouillon cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. The bouillon can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 6 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 bunch fresh thyme
1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
3 dried bay leaves
1 bottle (750 ml) dry white wine
1 leek, white and pale-green parts only, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, washed well and drained
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
1 lemon, washed and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
2 tablespoons coarse salt

Steps:

Fill a large stockpot with 7 quarts of water. Make a bouquet garni: Place the herbs, spices, and bay leaves on a square of cheesecloth; tie into a bundle with kitchen twine. Add to pot. Stir in wine, leek, carrots, lemon, and salt.
Cover, and bring mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat. Uncover; gently simmer 30 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Let cool completely.