Sauteed Lousiana Red Fish

This popular Creole dish is a common feature of any New Orleans Seafood restaurant. Red Fish is a common fish that is available in the Louisiana marshes. An added thrill is to catch the fish for making this dish like I did :)



Ingredients:

1 cup Seafood Stock
1 cup White Wine
1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbl. Fresh Thyme Leaves
1 tbl. Chopped Shallots
2 Bay Leaves
2 tsp. Creole Seasoning
2 Lemons, sliced
1/4 cup Heavy Cream
1 lb. Butter, cubed
2 tsp. Black Pepper, cracked
Salt to taste
Seasoned Flour
8 oz. Fillet of Redfish
3 Jumbo Shrimp, peeled leaving only tail on

Preparation:
Bring all ingredients except butter and cream to a boil in saucepan. Reduce by 3/4 and add heavy cream and reduce by 1/2. Slowly stir in cold cubes of butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Dredge fillet of redfish in seasoned flour and sauté for 3 minutes on each side. Remove redfish and sauté shrimp in the sauce till cooked.

Serve with citrus rice.