Fish in Cream and Mustard Sauce

Serves: to serve 4

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 40 Minutes

Ready In: 50 mins

Ingredients

4 - fillets of firm white fish

3 heaped tablespoons - double cream (heavy cream)

1 tablespoon - Dijon mustard

2 - shallots

  - salt and pepper

3 oz - grated Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Wash the fish fillets and dab them dry on kitchen paper. Peel and finely chop the shallots (or onion). Place the cream and mustard in a bowl and mix together.
  2. Lightly butter a casserole dish then lay two of the fish fillets on the bottom. Sprinkle these with a little salt and pepper then add a layer of chopped shallots and a final layer of the cream mix. Lay the next two fillets on top and repeat the process. Finally, sprinkle the top with grated cheese.
  3. Cook in a preheated moderate oven (Mk 6 - 400ºF - 200ºC) for 40 minutes. Serve hot with new potatoes and green beans.