Sturgeon in Champagne
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Stellate sturgeon with champagne at home is truly a royal dish. The fish is served with sauce, and it's up to you to decide what side dish to pair it with—potatoes, rice, or even vegetables. A very tasty, appetizing, and simple-to-prepare dish. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, prepare the fish. Clean it from the insides and thoroughly rinse. Then, scald it with boiling water and carefully remove the skin.
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Step 2
2. Be sure to use the vegetables specified in the recipe for preparing sterlet with champagne: celery, leek, carrot, herbs, garlic. Everything that will make the broth more aromatic and tasty. Peel and wash all the ingredients, then place them together with the fish into a suitable pot or saucepan.
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Step 3
3. Add a little salt, pepper, place in allspice, and pour in the champagne. Place over heat. After boiling, simmer covered over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Then carefully transfer the fish to a separate container and strain the broth through a fine sieve. Return the broth to the sauté pan and reduce by half. After that, add the butter and cream to the pan. Simmer for another couple of minutes after boiling.
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Step 5
5. Pour the hot sauce over the fish. That's it: sturgeon cooked with champagne is ready to serve. Incredibly beautiful, very aromatic, and extraordinarily delicious!