Polish sauce for fish

A zesty, easy sauce that turns a simple piece of fish into something special! This pretty golden sauce is flecked with herbs, rich and buttery, with a pleasant hit of brightness. It pairs beautifully with lean fish and is especially good over poached fillets.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 5 g
Fats 88 % 45 g
Carbohydrates 2 % 1 g
399 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    To make the Polish sauce, you'll need: butter, eggs, lemon, salt, and fresh parsley.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Hard-boil the eggs for at least 10 minutes from the moment the water comes to a boil.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Once the eggs have cooled, peel them and chop them finely.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Finely chop the parsley.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Squeeze the juice from the lemon using a citrus juicer. If you don't have one, just squeeze the lemon half firmly by hand.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly with a spatula so it doesn't scorch. Bring it to a fully liquid state, then lower the heat to its lowest setting.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add the chopped parsley and eggs to the butter, season with salt, and stir in the lemon juice. Keep cooking, stirring constantly, for about 3 more minutes. Then take the skillet off the heat.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    The Polish sauce is ready. Enjoy!

  • Once cooled, store the sauce in the refrigerator, transferred to a clean container.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lemon - 16  kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g

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