Maquereaux au Vin Blanc ~ Mackerel in white wine

Recipe Categories : | French | Appetizers | All Seafood | Mackerel | Fennel | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• 1¼ cup dry white wine
• ¾ cup water
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 fennel sprig
• strip of lemon rind
• 6-7 peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• salt
• 2 mackerel or mullet, boned
• 2 tspn French mustard
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• fennel leaves to garnish

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Put the wine, water, onion, fennel, lemon rind, peppercorns, bay leaves and a pinch of salt in a pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool, then strain.
2. Poach the mackerel in this liquid for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool, then strain, reserving half the stock. Arrange the fish on a serving dish.
3. Mix the reserved stock with the mustard and spoon over the fish. Sprinkle with parsley. Chill before serving, garnished with fennel.