Fish and Shellfish: Fish Dishes: Steamed Alaska Sole with Citrus-Shallot Sauce

Sole with a wonderful citrus, shallot, wine sauce - marvelous!

Author: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Date: March 10, 2009

Serves: 4 person(s)

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup finely-diced shallots
1/2 cup Chardonnay wine
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp Dijon-style mustard
1 Tbsp butter, softened
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup fresh sliced ginger
4 Alaska Sole fillets (about 5 oz each), fresh, thawed, or frozen
1 pinch favorite seafood seasoning, to taste

Directions:

Heat oil in small saucepan. Add shallots and stir-fry until lightly browned. Add wine; continue cooking, stirring and scraping down sides until wine is almost evaporated. Stir in orange juice and mustard. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in butter and parsley; keep warm.

Pour 1-inch water into deep frying pan. Add ginger to water; bring to a boil. Turn off heat. Place metal steamer basket in pan and open up sides.

Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Sole fillets under cold water; place fillets in steamer. (Cut fillets in half, if needed, to fit in steamer).

Return water to boil; cover loosely and steam just until fish is opaque throughout, about 4 to 5 minutes. (Reduce cooking time by half for fresh or thawed fillets.) Sprinkle with seafood seasoning.

Spoon sauce over fillets to serve.