Sole in Vermouth

Name: Sole in Vermouth
Ingredients: juice of ½ a lemon; salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 tbsp fresh tarragon; dry vermouth; salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped; 150g/6oz butter; 3 shallots, finely chopped; 8 fillets of sole

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1998

About

Vermouth is always good with fish, having a stronger flavour than any white wine and, as I’m not tempted to drink it on its own, I always seem to have some. Sole is one of the finest fish but alas now very expensive. However, we all deserve a great treat every now and then. So enjoy.

Ingredients

8 fillets of sole
3 shallots, finely chopped
150g/6

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Soften shallots in 55g/2oz of butter in a large ovenproof dish and add parsley and tarragon. Place fish fillets on top of shallots and herbs and season with salt and pepper. Pour in sufficient vermou