Fish Pontchartrain
6 servings
1 tomato, diced
1 medium jalapeño, deseeded and diced
1/4 cup died onion
1 clove garlic
1 tsp lemon juice
1 pinch salt
6 filets of fish (fish of your choice)
3 tbsp olive oil
Season all to taste
2 tbsp butter
1 pound shrimp, peeled
4 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
2 tbsp flour
1/4 cup white wine
Preheat oven to 350º. In a bowl, combine tomato, jalapeño, onion, garlic, lemon juice and salt; mix well and refrigerate mix for 1 hour. Rub fish with olive oil and seasoning; transfer to a baking pan and bake until golden and flaky, about 10 to 15 minutes. In a skillet over medium heat, add butter and shrimp; sauté until shrimp are pink, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add mix from earlier and bacon, cook 2 minutes. Add flour; mix well. Stir in white wine; cook until sauce thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Plate fillets and ladle sauce over top.