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Fill a 4 quart pot half with water, add about 10 pepper corns, 2 tsp of salt, a medium size sliced onion, a sliced lemon and 4-5 bay leaves. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10
minutes, then add the halibut and bring to a slow boil until the fish is done (it will start flaking).
In a deep sauce pan prepare the white sauce using a quarter stick of butter and melt under
low heat. Add flour(less than 1/4 cup) and stir until all the flour is absorbed by the butter, stirring constantly. Be careful not to let the butter burn. Now add a little water and continue to stir. Add
slowly more water and stir until the sauce becomes a thick mixture (there should be no lumps and hold the consistency of thin dough), then add broth from the halibut pot until the sauce has a creamy
consistency. Now add the juice of half a lemon, about a quarter cup of capers, including two or three tsp of the caper juice, a half glass of cheap dry white wine and salt and pepper to taste.
Now
carefully remove the halibut from the pot and slide the pieces into the sauce to let it steep for about five minutes with very low heat. Peel and boil the potatoes with salt and a few sprigs of parsley.
Serve by plating the halibut with potatoes on the side and covered with the sauce. Garnish with parsley and or paprika. Serves 4.
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