Flathead Braised in Red Wine

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg (2 lbs) flathead fillets

Method

To make the sauce

Melt the clarified butter or heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Brown the onion, carrot and bacon over a medium heat, add the tomato and tomato paste (purée) and cook until the mixture begins to stick to the pan. Add the wine and seasonings and cook over a high heat until the mixture is reduced by half. Pass the liquid through a