Dover Sole with a Steak Garnish

Name: Dover Sole with a Steak Garnish
Yield: Serves Two
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: olive oil, for cooking; a squeeze of lemon; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; salt and pepper; coarse sea salt; 1 heaped teaspoon chopped tarragon; 2 sprigs of watercress; 100 g (4 oz) button mushrooms; 125 g (4½ oz) softened butter; 2 plum tomatoes, halved; 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots or onion; 2 × 450-550 g (1-1¼ lb) Dover soles, skinned

Preparation info

Serves
Two

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes

Published 2005

About

Meaty Dover sole easily copes with this steak garnish of grilled tomatoes, mushrooms and watercress. The traditional Béarnaise sauce has been changed to a butter, binding together all the flavours, but a lot easier to make. The quantities are quite generous and any leftovers can be frozen.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots or onion
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
salt

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
England

Method

To make the Béarnaise butter, place the shallots, vinegar and a twist of pepper in a small saucepan. Allow to simmer until almost dry. Leave to cool. Mix the softened shallots with 100 g (4 oz