John Dory with Potatoes

Name: John Dory with Potatoes (Saint-Pierre à la boulangère)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 John Dory weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 6 oz); 1.5 kg (3 lb 6 oz) waxy potatoes; 6 large onions; 1 clove of garlic; 1 litre (1¾ pints) poultry stock; 200 g (7 oz) butter; 1 branch of fresh thyme; salt, freshly-ground pepper; salt, freshly-ground pepper

Saint-Pierre à la boulangère

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

1 John Dory weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 6 oz)

Europe
France
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Choose a fish at the peak of freshness and clean it by making a small incision in its side and running cold water through the gills to wash out the inside. Cut off the fins and the end of the tail with a pair of fish scissors. Wash and wipe the fish and season with salt and pepper.
If possible, choose a long, waxy variety of potato which will remain firm when c