Fish with Sage and Garlic Sauce

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs
  • Servings: 4
  • About This Recipe

    “This is lovely with any kind of white fish. I used halibut cheeks the for the first time and it was great!”

    Ingredients

  • 1headgarlic
  • 2 (8ounce)fish fillets
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 cupflour
  • 6tablespoonsolive oil
  • 1 1/2 cupschicken broth
  • 6sage leaves
  • 1/2 cupheavy cream
  • 2tablespoonschopped parsley
  • Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Separate and peel the garlic, and simmer in water til they are soft, about 20 minutes.
  • Reserve several whole cloves, and let the rest simmer for 10 minutes more.
  • Then push through a fine strainer, so you have about 1/4 cup of puree.
  • Season the fish with salt and pepper and roll in flour, then saute fillets in the olive oil with the whole garlic cloves til just browned on high heat.
  • Then place in oven to bake til firm.
  • Meanwhile, heat the sage, broth, garlic puree and cream, and whisk until just thickened,~5 min.
  • Pour the sauce over the fish a few minutes before it is done.
  • Serve with a couple of spoonfuls of sauce over the fish.
  • Reviews

  • “We enjoyed this and thought the flavors were very subtle. I used fresh sage and parsley, both snipped from my small herb garden.I used cod and also thickened the sauce with a bit of cornflour.Served with rice.”

  • “Loved this! Garlic and Sage, nice flavor. I used tilapia.”

  • “I didn’t bread the fish with flour or fry it, I used Talapia and grilled it.I made the sauce with fresh sage & parsley.I also thickened it a bit with cornstarch.This is a very tasty sauce.My family enjoyed it very much. I will definately make it again.Thanks Gay!”

  • “I have made this recipe twice now. It introduced me to sage (first time I’ve cooked with it). It is very very tasty.”

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