Recipe - Baked Or Grilled Fish With Dijon Glaze

4 Fish fillets or steaks; 7
ounce
One fourth cup Lemon Herb Dijon Glaze
One half cup Dry white wine
Fresh herb; for garnish

Preheat oven or grill to 500 degrees (or 450 degrees if that temperature is
just too scary at first). Heat the pan on high heat, until it is very hot.
While it is heating, brush glaze over all surfaces of the fish,
particularly all flesh.

To Bake: When the pan is hot (using potholders) put the fish in and brown
on one side. Turn the fish after 2 minutes and put the pan into the oven.
Bake for another few minutes. Remember: 5 minutes to the inch of thickness.

To Grill: Put fish on grill and cook, turning only once (for 5 minutes per
inch). Take the fish out of the oven or off the grill, and immediately
transfer it to a warmed serving dish or warmed individual plates.Add wine
to the pan and cook at medium high, whisking constantly until the sauce is
reduced by half. For grilling, cook wine and 1 tbsp. Dijon glaze in a small
pan. Pour over the fish, garnish with fresh herb, and serve immediately.

NOTES : You will need a heavy, ovenproof pan, preferably nonstick coated
or seasoned cast iron. A pan is not necessary for grilling. Before you make
the sauce or DemiGlace make a slight separation in the flesh to stop the
cooking. Most fish is overcooked; its natural moisture is leached out by
prolonged heat, so its delicate texture becomes stringy or a little tough.
The less time fish is exposed to moisturesapping heat, in the oven or on a
grill, the moister it will be. The hotter the heat, the less time it is
exposed. Dijon Glaze seals the pores of the flesh so fish can withstand 500
heat.
Recipe by: Copyright cup 1995 by Heidi Rabel

Posted to recipeludigest by "Valerie Whittle" catspaw@inetnow.net on Feb
19, 1998