Recipe: Fish Filets in Green Sauce (a la Catalana)

Fish Filets in Green Sauce (4)

4 x 1-inch filets of halibut, monkfish or cod
salt & pepper
flour for dusting
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
4 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tbsp finely chopped onion
1 hard boiled egg, chopped finely
2 tbsps flour
3/4 cup white wine
3/4 cup fish stock
6 tbsp minced parsley
3/4 cup peas, fresh or frozen
12 small clams
12 small mussels

Season the fish then dust with the flour.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet and fry the filets briefly for about one minute on each side.

Put filets in an ovenproof dish (or 4 individual dishes) and sprinkle with the lemon juice. Wipe the skillet.

Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and saute the garlic and onion until the onion has wilted. Stir in the 2 tbsp flour then gradually add the wine and stock. Stir until thickened and smooth.

Add 5 tbsp parsley, peas, salt and pepper then pour over the fish steaks. Put the clams and mussels around the fish.

Put in a preheated 180C (350F) oven and bake for about 20 minutes until the fish is cooked and the shellfish has opened. Sprinkle with the remaining tbsp parsley and the hard-boiled egg.

Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes, a green salad and a dry white wine.