FISH IN PARSLEY SAUCE
Ingredients
- 375g/13oz unsalted butter
- 375g/13oz plain flour
- 3 litres/5¼ pints whole milk
- large bunch fresh curly parsley
- finely chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6kg/13lb ling fillets
- skin on
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- The make the parsley sauce
- melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the flour
- cook for 2-3 minutes then slowly add the milk to the pan
- whisking continually
- until you have a thick white sauce.
- Add the parsley and cook for a further five minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Meanwhile
- place the fish on large baking trays lined with greaseproof paper. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and put in the oven for 7-10 minutes or until the fish is cooked through. (You may have to do this in batches.)
- To serve
- place the fish on the plate and pour over the parsley sauce.

