Cod with Mushrooms in Lemon Sauce

Blair Webster-Urton @bwharold2008

It's a bit elaborate, but the finished product tastes wonderful with buttered rice. The boiled eggs are more of a preference. I would rather leave the garnish off the top.

Blair Webster-Urton @bwharold2008

It's a bit elaborate, but the finished product tastes wonderful with buttered rice. The boiled eggs are more of a preference. I would rather leave the garnish off the top.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 lbCod or other white firm fleshed fish
Salt
Cayenne Pepper
2 tbspFlour
4 tbspButter
1 cloveGarlic
1 cupMilk
1/2 lbButton mushrooms
2Eggs yolks
1 tspGrated lemon rind
1Boiled egg
Lemon juice

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Steps

1

Grease a baking dish with 1 teaspoon of butter. Sprinkle garlic in the dish and place fish on top.
2

Dust with salt and cayenne and flour (2 teaspoons worth.)
3

Pour milk over fish and place in 350°F oven.
4

When fish is flaky, next brown the mushrooms in a sauce pan with remaining butter. Set aside.
5

Begin sauce-- Stir remaining flour into the butter in the pan on low heat.
6

Gradually stir in fish juice from baking dish. Bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes and constantly stirring.
7

Mix the egg yolk in a small bowl and stir in a few teaspoons of hot sauce to warm the egg yolks. Do not scramble.
8

Add egg mix to the pan stirring well. Stir in lemon rind and lemon juice.
9

Pour sauce over fish and return to oven for 5 minutes. Or until the sauce is gelled or set.
10

Spoon mushrooms over the fish and place hard boiled slices around the dish.
11

Return to oven for 2 or 3 minutes to warm before serving. Recommended with rice.