Linguado Com Salsa Verde/ Portuguese Fish in Parsley Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 1 small potato (scrubbed clean but not peeled)
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 8 flounder fillets
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup fish stock
• water

Directions

1. 1

   Roughly chop the parsley and the garlic.

2. 2

   Boil (or microwave) the potato (or use a leftover cooked one) and mash with the parsley, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and then add enough water to the mix and beat or whisk to produce a saucy consistency.

3. 3

   Salt and pepper the flounder fillets. Combine the wine and fish stock in a frypan and heat, once it's simmering add the fish in one layer and poach the fish gently for 7-10 minutes until the fish is cooked though. (cooking time depends on the size of the fillets).

4. 4

   Serve the fish immediately with the parsley sauce.