Fish Mornay

ericap, Oct 28, 4:18am
Hi There, does anyone have a recipe for Fish Mornay! I am looking for one that uses lemon and bay leaves in the sauce.I used to have a nice easy recipe, but its seem to have been misplaced in recent spring cleaning.Thanks.

carlosjackal, Oct 28, 4:40am
MORNAY SAUCE

Ingredients

20 oz. whole milk
2 wide strips lemon rind
2 whole tarragon sprigs
1 lg. bay leaf, snapped but not broken
1 lg. sweet onion, thinly sliced
4 Tbs. sweet unsalted butter
1/3 C. low gluten flour (all purpose)
2 tsp. mustard powder
pinch of nutmeg
1-1/4 C. half and half (Fat Free may be used)
1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Combine milk, lemon rind, tarragon, bay leaf, and onion in a medium sauce pan. Slowly bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and set aside for a minimum of 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Strain milk mixture. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter, add the flour and mustard. Whisk until smooth and thick. Whisk milk into roux. Slowly bring to a boil stirring constantly. Simmer 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add cheese, half and half, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Use sauce with seafood as desired.