Poached Perch Fillets (filets De Perche)

Total Time: 1 hr 57 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 42 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups water
• 1 whole leek, washed, greens chopped and bulb sliced
• 1 teaspoon pickling spices
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 pieces perch fillets, fresh (about 1 pound) or 4 pieces perch fillets, frozen and thawed (about 1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon dill weed
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 tablespoons sour cream

Recipe

• 1 to make poaching liquid, combine water, leek greens, pickling spice, and salt in a medium-sized pan.
• 2 bring to a boil over high heat.
• 3 turn heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 4 rinse fish fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• 5 place fillets in a large frying pan, top with cooked leek greens, and pour 1 cup of poaching liquid over fish.
• 6 cover and allow to simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• 7 scrape leek mixture from fish, remove fillets using a slotted spoon, and place them on a large serving platter.
• 8 keep platter of fish in a warm oven until ready to serve.
• 9 pour liquid from the pan through a fine sieve and reserve clear stock only.
• 10 place butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat.
• 11 add parts of leek and saute, stirring constantly until leeks are golden.
• 12 add flour and stir until flour is light brown.
• 13 add 1 cup of reserved fish stock, dill weed, and pepper.
• 14 stir to blend well.
• 15 remove from heat, add sour cream, and blend.
• 16 pour sauce over fish fillets.
• 17 optional: sprinkle with chopped tomato pieces.