Best Redfish Courtbouillon Recipes

REDFISH COURTBOUILLON

Steps:

• Cut the fillet in 2" cross sections and set aside.
• Melt butter in dutch oven, then add flour and stir until brown.
• Add vegetables and saute until soft.
• Add tomato sauce and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add parsley, bay leaves, thyme and gradually stir in hot water.
• Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Drop fish in and cook another 30 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice.

REDFISH COURTBOUILLON (COURT BOUILLON)

Steps:

• 1. If you are lucky enough to have the bones of the fish, you should make a stock by boiling the fish bones with 1-2 quarts of water, 1 diced onion, 1 bay leaf and 1 tbsp of black peppercorns.
• 2. In large heavy dutch oven, over medium heat make a roux from 3/4 C. vegetable oil and 1 C. flour, stirring constantly until medium brown. Don't cook too fast or it will burn.
• 3. Add onions, celery, and bell pepper and sauté 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. This will cause the roux to seize up; it's supposed to do that. Add garlic and sauté a few minutes more.
• 4. Turn heat to low and add tomatoes and V-8 to the vegetable mixture and saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 5. Add stock, wine, Worcestershire, hot sauce, basil and thyme; simmer for 2 hours - the longer the better, stirring frequently. (Put a splatter screen or lid over sauce to keep sauce from spattering all over your stove, counter tops, etc.) If necessary add more stock, a little at a time, to keep it from getting to thick.
• 6. Season to taste with salt and pepper then add parsley, simmer 5 minutes. If you like your sauce chunky proceed to next step. If you prefer a smoother sauce, use an immersion blender to puree the sauce until it reaches the desired consistency. Be careful not to splatter the red gravy. This will cause the sauce to thicken so add more stock or water as needed.
• 7. Bring the sauce up to a good boil, add the fish fillets, pushing them down into the sauce, being careful not to break the fish, cover with solid lid, and put into a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. If you prefer to finish it on the stove top, after adding the fish, cover with a solid lid and turn the heat off.
• 8. Don't Peek! Let sit for 20-25 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of the fish. When fish are flaky and no longer opaque taste sauce and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• 9. Garnish with green onions, fresh basil, and lemon wedges. Serve over white rice with garlic french bread. *Options: Add 1 lb peeled shrimp. This sauce is good with any type Snapper or Flounder

REDFISH COURTBOUILLON

Steps:

• Season the fish all over including in the cavity with kosher salt, black pepper and a little cayenne. Place some of the sliced lemon and 1/2 of the Thyme into the cavity of each fish. Dredge the fish in the seasoned flour and warm the unsalted butter in a large cast iron skillet. When the butter just starts to brown place the fish in the pan, cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove the fish to a plate and deglaze the pan with the white wine. When the wine reduces slightly, add the fish back to the pan and ladle enough Creole Sauce to come up the sides of the fish by half, plus ladle a little on top of the fish. Add the Thyme and bay leaf to the pan and place some of the lemon slices on top of the fish. Cover the pan with a lid or aluminum foil and place into a 350 degree over for 30 minutes. When plating, carefully remove the fish and filet gently being careful to get rid of all of the bones. An alternate method would be to filet the fish raw and use the head and bones to make your fish stock. Serve with Creole Boiled Rice and garnish with chopped parsley, lemon slices, and a genourous helping of the Creole Sauce from the pan.