Name: Poached Fish with Herb Sauce (Pesce Lesso con Salsa Verde)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: ½ small bunch flat-leaf Italian parsley; ¼ cup capers; 1 large egg; 2 carrots; 1 medium yellow onion; 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 rib celery; 8 anchovies; 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; Salt; 2 pounds striped bass, halibut, or other fine, firm white fish fillets

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

This is a classic Italian salsa verde traditionally served with poached fish. Both the Marjoram and Parsley Sauce and the Thyme and Parsley Sauce would also be very good here.

Ingredients

2 pounds striped bass, halibut, or other fine, firm white fish fillets
1 medium yellow onion

Method

Choose a pot large enough to hold the fish comfortably. Fill halfway with water and place over high heat. Peel and quarter the onion. Peel the carrots and celery. Add the vegetables to the pot and cover it. When the water comes to a boil, add 1 tablespoon salt and