Ingredients

8 fillets of sole
Salt & pepper
1/2-3/4 lb. mushrooms
1 Tbsp. each chopped carrots & onions
3/4 C. dry white wine
Water
2 Tbsp. butter
Juice of half lemon
VELOUTE SAUCE:
2 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
1 C. fish liquor
1/2 C. milk, half & half or cream
2 egg yolks
Salt & pepper

Cooking Instructions

Wash and dry the fillets, sprinkle with salt and pepper; fold in half. Remove the mushroom stalks and chop roughly. Place in the bottom of a buttered ovenproof dish along with the chopped carrot and onions. Lay the fish on top. Pour on the wine and add sufficient water to almost cover the fish, cover with a buttered wax or parchment paper and bake in 375 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until the fish is firm to the touch and flakes easily. While the fish is poaching, cook the mushrooms: Slice the mushrooms, melt the 2 tablespoons butter in a small pan, add the mushrooms, juice of 1/2 lemon, salt and pepper. Cover with buttered wax paper and lid and cook over a gentle heat for 5-7 minutes, shaking the pan from time to time. Keep warm. When the fish is cooked, drain it and keep warm while making the sauce. Strain the fish liquor into a small pan and boil over a high heat until reduced to 1 cup.
VELOUTE SAUCE:
Melt the butter in a heavy pan, remove from the heat and stir in the flour. Return to the heat and cook for a moment or two. Remove from the heat and gradually add the fish liquor, stirring all the time. Return to a high heat and stir until the sauce comes to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Remove and taste for seasoning. Add the mushrooms and their liquor. Beat the cream, half & half or milk and egg yolks together, add a little sauce to them, and then pour the cream mixture into the sauce. Stir over a gentle heat until the sauce thickens slightly, but it must not boil. Arrange the fish on a serving dish. Pour sauce over and serve.
 
 
"But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" (Matthew 4:4)