Name: Matelote Bourguignonne
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 good sized eel, skinned, cleaned, and cut in serving pieces; 2 pounds carp, cut in small serving pieces; 2 pounds pike, cut in serving pieces; 1 quart red wine; 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves; 3/4 cup choppped parsley; 1 bay leaf; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 tablespoons beurre manié; Garlic-flavored fried croutons

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

1 good sized eel, skinned, cleaned, and cut in serving pieces

2 pounds carp, cut in small serving pieces

2 pounds pike, cut in serving pieces

1 quart red wine

1 onion stuck with 2 cloves

3/4 cup choppped parsley

1 bay leaf

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon salt

2 tablespoons beurre manié

Garlic-flavored fried croutons

Preparation

Put wine, onion, parsley, bay leaf, and garlic in large kettle. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add fish, making sure that it is barely covered by the stock. Add salt and cook gently for 20 minutes. Stir in beurre manié and cook, stirring until blended and thickened. Taste for seasoning. Serve in deep plates or soup bowls and top each serving with garlic flavored croutons. With this, drink a red Burgundy or a Pinot Noir.

TagsRed Wine Wine Alcohol Beverages French European Fish Seafood Main Dinner Nut Free House & Garden

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