Poached Fish In A Cream Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs fish fillets
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• 3/4 cup canned tomato
• 1/4 cup cream or 1/4 cup milk
• parsley, chopped, to taste
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1/4 cup wine or 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
• 2 melt 1 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet and add the onion and garlic.
• 3 place fish on top and arrange tomatoes over the fish, sprinkle with parsley and pour wine or water around fish.
• 4 use a vented lid or use waxed paper with a small hole cut in center over the skillet and bring to a boil.
• 5 cook 5-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• 6 remove lid or waxed paper and garlic.
• 7 remove fish to a warm platter so it won't over cook and become dry).
• 8 pour cream or milk into skillet.
• 9 melt the other 1 tablespoon butter and add the lemon juice and the flour.
• 10 add this to the skillet sauce and blend; it should thicken.
• 11 serve fish with the sauce over it.