POACHED FISH WITH CELERY SAUCE

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Categories     Fish     Dinner

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 24

Fish and Broth
4 halibut fillets (you could also use Cod)
2 lemons, cut in wedges
3 garlic cloves, smashed (not minced)
1 cup white wine
3 cups vegetable broth
3 sprigs fresh thyme
10 whole black peppercorns (lightly cracked)
Sauce
3 celery ribs, cut in 1-inch pieces
1 large shallot, minced
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, fine diced
salt
pepper
Tomato Relish
3 -4 plum tomatoes, lightly seeded and diced
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons fresh basil, fine diced
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
pepper

Steps:

  • Directions: 1 Celery Sauce -- In a small sauce pan, add the celery and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat, cover, and cook until the celery is tender. The celery will be pureed, so you want it tender, but NOT "mushy." It should take about 10-12 minutes. 2 Fish and Broth -- As the celery cooks, prepare your fish and the broth. Remove the fish from the refrigerator so it comes to room temperature. For the broth, In a medium size sauce pan (enough to add the 4 fillets and you want the broth to cover the fish), add the lemons, garlic cloves (give them a light smash with the back of your knife or with the palm of your hand), ginger, wine, broth, thyme sprigs, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil and then immediately turn off the heat and cover. The broth will be ready in just a couple of minutes. 3 Celery Sauce: Drain the celery and reserve just a teaspoon or two of the water. Transfer the celery to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth, you can use a little of the water if necessary. Just let it sit for a few minutes as you make the cream sauce. 4 In that same pan you cooked the celery in, add the butter and shallots and cook a minute on medium heat. Then add in the flour and cook another minute to get rid of the flour taste. Slowly add in the milk and heavy cream and whisk until well blended and the sauce begins to thicken. Add in the celery, fresh thyme, salt and pepp

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