Hazelnut Crusted Menemsha Sole With Marsala Wine Sauce, Shallot Mashed Potatoes And Baby Vegetables

Serves: 4

Presley Zulauf

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

45

Sweetness

49

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

8 large

Egg White

2 cups

Marsala Wine

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

2

In a food processor add hazelnuts and pulse 4 times at 5-second intervals

3

Add panko to the hazelnuts and pulse again for 10 seconds

4

Season the sole with salt and pepper, to taste, and lightly dust the sole with flour, shaking off the excess

5

Dip the sole into egg whites coating entirely, shaking off excess, press into hazelnut breading

6

Refrigerate for 10 minutes or up to 24 hours

7

Heat a large saute pan on medium heat

8

Add 2 ounces canola oil and the sole

9

Cook for approximately 1 minute, checking carefully with a spatula to make sure they are golden brown

10

Flip and continue cooking for 1 minute longer and then transfer to sheet pan

11

Repeat the process with the remaining oil and sole

12

Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes (depending on thickness of fillet) or until fish is cooked through but still moist

13

Mashed Potatoes: Cook the potatoes through in a 6-quart stock pot with 4 quarts of salted water for approximately 30 minutes

14

Drain potatoes well

15

Beat with an electric mixer on low speed

16

Add half-and-half, shallot puree and salt and pepper, to taste

17

Cover and keep warm

18

Vegetables: In a pot big enough to hold all the vegetables, bring salted water to a boil

19

Drop in vegetables and cook until al dente, approximately 2 minutes, drain well

20

Toss back in pot, season with salt and pepper and add butter, if using

21

Keep warm until ready to serve

22

Marsala Wine Buerre Blanc: Reduce the Marsala wine and shallots in a heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat and reduce to 1/2 cup

23

Add heavy cream and bring back to simmer

24

Whisk in the cornstarch and water mixture, also known as a slurry

25

Reduce heat to low, whisk occasionally for 1 minute longer

26

Remove from heat

27

Add softened butter, 1-ounce at a time, whisking until smooth

28

Season with salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce

29

Serve immediately

30

For assembly: Divide potatoes among 6 to 8-inch plates, placing them in the center

31

Place the Menemsha sole on top

32

Top 1 corner of the sole with 2 ounces of Marsala Wine Buerre Blanc

33

Arrange the vegetables around the plate, garnish with chives