Shad Fillets Braised With Wild Mushrooms And Tomatoes

Name: Shad Fillets Braised With Wild Mushrooms And Tomatoes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 shad fillets, about 2 pounds each; 1 cup white wine; 1 cup lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced; 1 small onion, peeled and minced; 1 bay leaf; 3 black peppercorns, cracked; ¼ pound fresh porcini mushrooms, cleaned and cut into ½-inch slices; ¼ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and cut into ½-slices; ½ pound fresh morels; 4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, cored and quartered; 2 ounces dried porcini; 5 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; Pinch sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 scallion, trimmed and thinly sliced

By Molly O’Neill

Published April 17, 1993

Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Rating: 4(20)
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Ingredients

Yield:Four servings

THE FISH

2 shad fillets, about 2 pounds each
1 cup white wine
1 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 small onion, peeled and minced
1 bay leaf
3 black peppercorns, cracked
¼ pound fresh porcini mushrooms, cleaned and cut into ½-inch slices
¼ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and cut into ½-slices
½ pound fresh morels
4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, cored and quartered

THE SAUCE

2 ounces dried porcini
5 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 scallion, trimmed and thinly sliced

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Place the fish, skin side down, in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Cover with the wine, lemon juice, garlic, onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Marinate for 1 hour.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Transfer the fish to a clean baking dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the marinade over the fish. Arrange the fresh mushrooms over the top. Add the tomatoes. Cover tightly with foil and bake until the small bones dissolve, about 3 to 4 hours.
Step 3
Meanwhile, place the dried mushrooms and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Stir in the salt, sugar and soy sauce. Add the scallion and simmer until reduced to 1 cup, about 25 minutes. Strain. Set aside.
Step 4
Remove the fish from the oven. Cut the fillets in half and divide among 4 plates, with the mushrooms over the fish. Spoon the sauce over the shad and serve immediately.