Recently featured on Emeril's Florida: Cool Places and a Fishing Trip. You can serve the fish in whole fillets over the rice and court bouillon, or you can simmer the grilled fillets in the sauce and serve like a fish stew. Either way you have a winner!
Creole Redfish Court-bouillon
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Servings
6
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Author:
Fresh Catch
Recently featured on Emeril's Florida: Cool Places and a Fishing Trip. You can serve the fish in whole fillets over the rice and court bouillon, or you can simmer the grilled fillets in the sauce and serve like a fish stew. Either way you have a winner!
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup dry sherry
5 cups fish stock or shrimp stock
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with their juices
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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6 redfish or trout fillets (each about 6 ounces), cut in 1/2 on the diagonal
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2 tablespoons olive oil as needed
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2 teaspoons creole seasoning
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups cooked long-grain white rice, for servings
Chopped fresh parsley leaves or green onion for serving
Directions
Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the flour, reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly with a large wooden spoon, to make a roux the color of peanut butter, about 15 minutes. Add the onions, bell peppers, and celery, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the garlic and bay leaves, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
Place the tomato paste in a small bowl and whisk in the sherry to blend. Add to the pot, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the stock, whisking to blend. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the sugar, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring, occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes. Whisk in the butter, bit by bit, until incorporated. Remove from the heat, taste, and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Preheat a grill to medium.
To grill the fish, brush the fish all over with the olive oil and season the fish with the Essence. Grill the fish, basting occasionally with additional olive oil for about 8 minutes. Turn the fish and grill briefly on the second side. Return the court bouillon to the heat, add the fish, and simmer about 3 to 4 minutes longer.
To serve, spoon ½ cup of rice into the center of six large soup bowls and divide the red fish court bouillon equally among them. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley or green onion.
Recipe Note
Add some shrimp or scallops to bring it to the next level!
