Recipe along the Loire : Pike-perch fillet.
A simple and refined recipe that will go perfectly with the white wines of the Coteaux du Giennois, both as an ingredient and as an accompaniment.
Ingredients for 6 persons :
- 1 kg of pike perch fillets
- 60 cl of Coteaux du Giennois Blanc
- 3 shallots
- 25g of butter
- 30 cl of fresh cream
- 1 egg yolk
- tarragon
Preparation :
- Rinse the pike-perch fillets and pat them dry on absorbent paper. Peel and chop the shallots.
- Melt the butter in a sauté pan and brown the shallots. Add the fillets, salt and pepper. Add the wine and tarragon.
- Cover and cook over high heat, 4 to 5 minutes. Take out the fillets with a skimmer and place them on a dish. Cover them to keep them warm.
- Reduce the cooking juice over high heat, stirring constantly.
- Add the cream and mix well. Heat for a few more minutes.
- Incorporate the egg yolk while whisking it so that it does not cook.
- Cover the fish and serve.
Enjoy your meal !
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Recipe from Center-Loire in the Rising Sun : Teriyaki Salmon
Ingredients for 4 persons :
- 4 pieces of salmon (600g in all)
- 10 ml of cooking oil
- 50 ml of white wine
- chive
For the marinade :
- 100 ml of soy sauce
- 100 ml of white wine
- 4 lemon slices
Preparation :
- In a salad bowl, combine the soy sauce, wine and lemon slices. Add the salmon and marinate it for half a day to a day (if the marinade does not completely cover the salmon, turn it 2 or 3 times during this step).
- Drain the salmon on a sheet of absorbent paper. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and grill the salmon for about a minute.
- Add the white wine and lemon slices, cover and simmer the salmon in the pan for about 4 to 5 minutes. Arrange the salmon in a dish and decorate with the lemon slices and chives.
Enjoy your salmon with a red wine from the Coteaux du Giennois, light and fruity (served around 14°).
Enjoy your meal !
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And if you want to have more ideas for concocting good meals, here is a cookbook developed by the students of Lycée Pierre Gilles de Gennes in partnership with great local chefs : https://fr.calameo.com/read/001104194fe899c49de5e