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Poisson au champagne

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Ingredients:
6 eachFillets, 8 oz each
1 eachOnion, large, thinly sliced
1 eachLemon, large, sliced thin
1/8 tspThyme
1/2 eachBay leaf
4 tbspButter
2 tspFlour
2 tspButter
2 cupChampagne, extra dry or brut
4 eachEgg yolks
1 xSalt & pepper to taste
Procedures:
1Mix together the 2 tsp flour and 2 tsp butter; reserve.
2Butter generously a baking dish large enough to hold fish.
3Arrange fillets, covering with onion and lemon slices, season with salt and pepper, thyme and add bay leaf piece.
4Pour in 1-?c champagne.
5Place fish in preheated 400 degree oven, checking after 10 minutes.
6Fish cooks very quickly this way and cannot be allowed to brown.
7Remove when milky white and flakes to fork.
8Discard lemon and onion but drain juice into small sauce pan.
9Keep fish warm.
10Concentrate juice over stove, thicken with dabs of flour-butter mix.
11Add ?c champagne and egg yolks.
12Thicken beating over double boiler or over low fire.
13Cool sauce quickly when done.
14Spread over fish and serve.
15Recipe date: 12/11/87