Pike in White Wine Sauce with Savory Mushrooms
Discover this unique recipe for pike in white wine sauce with mushrooms, perfect for your elegant dinners. Evoking French gastronomy, this dish is both refined and accessible, impressing your guests while remaining relatively simple to prepare. By choosing fresh pike and high-quality mushrooms, you ensure an explosion of flavors in your mouth. This dish can be served on special occasions or simply for a family Sunday meal, accompanied by seasonal vegetables or a light mash. The delicacy of the fish, enhanced by the creamy white wine sauce, creates a perfect balance. Furthermore, this recipe can be easily adapted: for example, you can vary the herbs to your liking or replace the cream with yogurt for a lighter version. With this dish, you offer your guests a memorable culinary experience, where every bite is synonymous with pleasure and conviviality. Try it, and you'll adopt it!
- Preparation time: 15 min
- Cooking time: 20-25 min
- Servings: for 6 people
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- - 1 pike of about 2 kg, prepared
- - 150 g of fresh mushrooms
- - 4 shallots, finely chopped
- - 25 cl of dry white wine
- - 10 cl of thick fresh cream
- - 50 g of unsalted butter
- - 1 tablespoon of chopped herbs (parsley, chervil, chives)
Preparation
1. Start by finely chopping the shallots and the mushrooms.
2. Then place the pike in a fish poacher, adding the mixture of chopped mushrooms and shallots. Season with salt and pepper, moisten with the white wine, and bring to a boil.
3. Once the fish is cooked, remove it from the poacher and keep it warm.
4. Take the cooking liquid and pour it into a saucepan. Let it reduce to concentrate the flavors.
5. Then incorporate the fresh cream, and add the butter cut into small cubes, whisking to obtain a smooth sauce.
6. Finally, season the sauce with the chopped herbs, a little salt, pepper, and, if desired, a splash of lemon juice to enhance the flavor.
7. Drizzle the pike with this delicious sauce and serve hot.
