Romanian Baked White Fish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs any white fish fillets
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1/2 celery root, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons mushroom soup mix (or flour)
• 1 cup white
• 1 cup cooking water, from the fish
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 4 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chopped dill

Recipe

• 1 to poach to fish, fill a large sauce pan with plenty of water with plenty of salt.
• 2 drop all the chopped carrots, parsley, 1/3 celery root, 1 green pepper into the water.
• 3 cook the vegetables ingredients for about 15 minutes, and then add fish to the water.
• 4 continue poaching the fish until veggies are done, and the carrot is very soft.
• 5 keep about 1 cup of the cooking water, and allow the vegetables to cool.
• 6 remove the fish with a slotted spoon and place in a large pan (9x13).
• 7 baste with lemon juice.
• 8 remove the cooked veggies, chop, and sprinkle over the fish.
• 9 prepare mushroom sauce: in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter, and cook the mushrooms until slightly cooked, add mushroom soup powder (or flour) while stirring.
• 10 gradually add the liquids while whisking constantly, and cook until slightly thickened.
• 11 while stirring add the grated cheese, and the sour cream.
• 12 remove from heat and add the dill.
• 13 pour the sauce evenly over the fish.
• 14 bake in oven at 350 until cheese is melted, and slightly browned, about 20 minutes.