Ingredients

  • 3 cups cold water
  • Bones from 2 sole
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 medium carrot, finely sliced
  • 1 medium onion, finely sliced
  • 1 medium leek, finely sliced
  • Freshly ground salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 (14-ounce) sole, filleted into 8 portions
  • 2 1/4 cups Italian dry vermouth
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 black truffle, sliced very thinly

Method

  • For fish stock: Pour water into large pot and add bones, white wine, carrots, onion and leek.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
  • Strain and discard bones and vegetables.
  • Season stock with salt and pepper and reduce to half its volume.
  • Poach fillets with Vermouth and 3/4-cup stock in large pan over low heat for 10 minutes.
  • Pour off most of stock from fillets into saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, sprinkle fish with remaining vermouth and season.
  • Keep warm on low heat.
  • Strain the boiling stock into a clean pan and reduce over high heat to 1/2 cup.
  • Add cream and boil again.
  • Beat egg yolks in bowl and add cream sauce to yolks.
  • Pour all back into pot and reduce heat to low.
  • Do not boil.
  • To serve, arrange fillets on a platter, coat with sauce, and garnish with sliced truffle.