Sole Provençale Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready
• Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate. Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown. Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan. Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them. Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets. When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Wash spinach carefully and remove stems (or defrost frozen spinach). Drain well. Place in a saucepan with 2 Tbsps. olive oil and cook, stirring constantly until spinach is limp. Drain spinach and finely chop.
• 2. Finely saute chopped onion, parsley, crumbled bay leaf and thyme in 4 Tbsps. olive oil until golden; addfinely chopped spinach and season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Mix well. Spread 2/3 of spinach mixture in the bottom of a gratin dish.
• 3. Place fish fillets open side up on a clean towel. Season generously and place a Tbsp of reserved spinach mixture on each fillet. Roll fish up tightly (starting at the broad end) and place them in rows on the bed of spinach. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, then with olive oil and bake in moderate 375 F oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lemon slices or wedges. ENJOY!

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in oil, until tender. Add tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add sole fillets and continue cooking for 10 minutes; or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove fish to a warm platter. If thicker sauce is desired, add a small amount of flour and cook until mixture is thickened and starts to boil.

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat mushrooms, wine, tomato paste, tomato, onion, garlic and half of the thyme to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle salt and remaining thyme over fish fillets; roll up fillets. In 8-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook rolled fish, seam side down, in oil 4 to 5 minutes, turning as needed, until lightly browned on all sides.
• Top fish with tomato mixture; reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 5 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with fork.