Ingredients

  • 2 fillets White fish (e.g. pacific cod or lightly salted cod)
  • 1 Salt, pepper
  • 1 Plain flour
  • 1 -1 1/2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
  • 1 White wine or Japanese sake
  • 1 tbsp Butter or margarine
  • 1 tbsp or less White flour
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 1 tsp or less Mentsuyu
  • 1 dash Pepper
  • 1 Parsley (optional)

Method

  • Season the fish with salt and pepper, and coat it with the flour (do not over season it).
  • If you are using lightly salted cod, season with pepper only and coat with flour.
  • Heat the butter in a skillet, arrange the fish, and pan-fry it until golden.
  • Turn it over, pour in a small amount of white wine, cover it, then steam the fish.
  • Once it is done cooking, transfer it onto a plate.
  • In a skillet, add the butter and the flour from the ingredients list for the sauce and saute over low heat.
  • Once the butter and the flour are incorporated, add the milk little by little.
  • Once it starts to thicken, add the mentsuyu and a pinch of black pepper at the end and the sauce is done!
  • Pour the sauce over the cooked fish, garnish it with parsley and enjoy.