Name: Pompano with Black Trumpets and Key Lime Beurre Blanc Sauce
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ⅓ cup white wine; Kosher salt and ground black pepper; ¼ ounce dried black trumpet mushrooms; ½ teaspoon key lime zest; 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons fresh key lime juice; ½ teaspoon minced garlic; Four 6-ounce to 8-ounce skinless pompano or other whitefish fillets; 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; 2½ sticks unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1-tablespoon pieces, divided; 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh chives, for garnish; 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Preparation info

4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fantastic Fungi

By Eugenia Bone

Published 2022

About

When I lived in Sarasota, Florida, I went to the Venice Jetty to photograph a very special water bird. I met some supercool old guys at the jetty, one of whom hooked and landed a gorgeous pompano while I took photos. Then he said, “I don’t have a cooler,” to which I jokingly replied, “Well, you’ll have to give it to me, because I’m leaving right now.” He wiped off the sand and handed me the fish. WOO HOO! I love, love, love pompano. I rushed home and made this dish. You can substitute the p