Tangy tarragon plaice
2 people
30
Ingredients:
- 2 fillets of plaice
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- Handful of spring greens
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- For the sauce
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- 75ml Madeira wine
- 250ml stock
- 50g Butter
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 clove of garlic, sliced
- 2 tsp dried tarragon
- 1 tsp paprika
- Pinch of saffron
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 180˚C. Drizzle some oil onto a baking tray and sprinkle with sea salt. Lie the 2 plaice fillets skin side down onto the salted oil. Drizzle the top with more oil and cover with thin slices of lemon. Bake for 10-12 mins
- For the sauce melt your butter and sauté onion and garlic for 3-4 mins. Then stir in the flour. Mix into a roux paste and follow with stock, paprika, saffron, tarragon and the madeira. Simmer for 5-10 mins.
- Wilt your greens in a little butter and finish with lemon juice. Season to taste. Serve your plaice covered with the rich sauce and garnish with edible flowers and parsley.