Red Wine Butter Sauce Fish
Ingredients
For the fish:
- 1 red snapper fillet
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
For the red wine butter sauce:
- 1/2 liter red wine
- a few sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- a pinch of sugar
- 1 tsp mustard sauce
- 2 tbs butter
- thyme for garnish
- balsamic vinegar for garnish
Instructions
- Marinate the fillet with some salt, pepper, and olive oil.
- Pan fry it in a tsp of olive oil for a minute or two on each side.
- In a heavy-bottomed pan add 1/2 liter red wine. Add thyme, bay leaf, sugar, and mustard sauce. Let it reduce.
- Once the sauce starts to reduce add butter and whisk it. Let it simmer.
- Place the pan-fried fish fillets on a plate. Pour over some red wine sauce and reduced balsamic vinegar. Garnish with some thyme. Serve.
Notes
A perfect red snapper in a simple but elegant red wine and butter sauce. A delicious combination of wine and fish! Fish tastes better in wine and butter, doesn't it?
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