Fish Sauce Beurre Blanc is very easy to make, and it is delicious! The “sauce beurre blanc” is a delicate combination of flavors. Butter and cream perfectly balance off the shallot, lemon, and white wine. The sauce goes extremely well with white fish such as tilapia and cod. And it only takes 5 minutes to make!
Recipe
French recipe here. I am using light sour cream instead of the French “crème fraiche” as it is much easier to find in the US and gives a similar result.
I like to cook the fish in my food steamer. If you don’t have a steamer, you can bake the fish in the oven.
Any white fish will work for this recipe. Also, you do not need an expensive wine, any white wine will work. I used Chardonnay.
Ingredients
- 2 filets tilapia (or other white fish)
- 1 shallot
- 4 oz. light sour cream
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup white wine (any)
- 1/2 lemon (the juice of 1/2 lemon)
Servings: people
Instructions
- Cook the fish. I place it in my food steamer for 25 minutes. Alternatively, you can bake the fish in the oven.
- While the fish is cooking, mince the shallot. Note: make sure you remove the skin of the shallot before you mince it.
- About 5 minutes before your fish is ready, place your shallot with the juice of 1/2 of a lemon and 1/2 cup of white wine in a skillet on low heat. Stir and cover for 5 minutes.
- Uncover. Add the butter cut in small pieces, and stir. Allow the butter to melt.
- Add the sour cream and stir. Your sauce is ready.
- Enjoy the fish with the sauce, and a side of your favorite vegetable.
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Fish Sauce Beurre Blanc
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In this excellent recipe,there is a secret: never put flour. The taste would not be as good
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