This matelote sauce recipe is best described as a vintage fish sauce recipe. It's very simple to make, given one has fish stock, a sometimes rare pantry commodity, on hand. Use the matelote sauce to enhance broiled fish entrees or drizzle it over seafood stew topped with toasted slices of baguette.
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup fish stock
- 2 tablespoons crème fraiche
Preparation:
How to make matelote sauce:
Melt the butter in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Whisk the fish stock and crème fraiche into the melted butter and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes.
This matelote sauce recipe makes 1 cup of sauce, or 8 servings.
