with baby potatoes
Meunière, which translates to "in the style of the miller's wife", is a signature dish in French cuisine. The recipe involves cooking flour-coated fish in foaming butter.
Allergens
Utensils
Tags
Leek
1 unit(s)
Garlic
2 unit(s)
Lemon
1 unit(s)
Dried Thyme
1 sachet(s)
Creme Fraiche
110 grams
Basa
240 grams
Mustard
0.5 sachet(s)
Baby Potatoes
500 grams
Flour
1 tbsp
Butter
0.5 tbsp
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Oil
to taste
Water
to taste
- Preheat your oven to 240°C/220°C fan/gas mark 9.
- Halve the potatoes (quarter larger chunks) and pop onto a large (lined) baking tray.
- Toss with thyme, salt, pepper and a drizzle of oil.
- Spread out in a single layer. When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden, 25-35 mins. Turn the tray halfway through.
- Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Quarter the lemon.
- Trim the root and the dark green leafy part from the leek. Halve lengthways, then thinly slice widthways.
- Place a pot over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- Once hot, add the leek and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened, stirring occasionally, 4-6 mins.
- Once softened, deglaze with the creme fraiche.
Add half the mustard sachet (per 2P). Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice over the top. - Allow to reduce until the sauce thickens, 1-2 mins. Set aside, covered.
- Meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp of flour (per 2P) with salt and pepper.
- Pat the basa dry with kitchen paper, then coat it in flour. Shake off any excess flour.
- Place a pan over medium-high heat with ½ tbsp butter (per 2P).
- Once hot, lay the fillets in the pan and cook for 4-5 mins. Turn over and cook on the other side, a further 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw fish. Fish is cooked when opaque in the middle.
- Plate up the potatoes alongisde the fish meunière.
- Top the fish with the leek mustard sauce.
- Serve any remaining lemon wedges alongside.
2113
kJ
Energy (kJ)
505
kcal
Energy (kcal)
19.3
g
Fat
12.2
g
of which saturates
46.7
g
Carbohydrate
15.2
g
of which sugars
35.4
g
Dietary Fiber
31.2
g
Protein
0
mg
Cholesterol
1.28
g
Salt
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