Pancakes with lemon sole, smoked cod and cheese sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Self-raising flour
1 Pinches salt
2 Eggs
⅓ pint Milk
Oil for frying
12 ounces Lemon sole filleted and skinned
12 ounces Smoked cod
1 Bayleaf
¾ pint Milk
2 ounces Butter
2 ounces Flour
Salt and pepper
¾ pint Milk; (remaining from
; poached fish)
2 ounces Ardrahan cheese or cheddar - cut into; (this way it will
; small pieces, melt easily in the
; sauce)

Directions

PANCAKES

FISH

CHEESE SAUCE

Sieve flour and salt into a bowl. Add the eggs and gradually beat in enough milk to make a thick batter. Heat oil in a frying pan until hot and make each pancake by adding a tablespoon of butter to the pan. (Two or three can be cooked at the same time). Fry until golden brown - keep warm.

Fish:

Cut fish into bite-size pieces and poach in milk with bayleaf for 2-3 minutes until cooked. Remove the fish and keep warm. Use the milk to make cheese sauce.

Cheese Sauce:

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook over a low heat for 1-2 minutes. Gradually add milk stirring all the time to make a smooth sauce.

Gently bring to the boil then add cheese and salt and pepper. Pour cheese sauce over fish and serve with pancakes.

Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : A pancake recipe for Shrove Tuesday - but delicious at any time of the year. You can substitute cod, plaice, whiting, monkfish or any shellfish for the lemon sole. Smoked haddock or coley can be used instead of smoked cod.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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