Besides butter, white wine, lemon, cream what other pan sauce goes with fish (cakes, brown sugar)

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Besides some combination of butter, white wine, lemon, cream what is another french pan sauce that goes with fish?

Simple enough question. In chinese, for steamed fish, its usually oil, ginger, scallion, sugar, rice wine, soy sauce, vinegar, poured over cilantro still hot. Some combination of that.

But what else is there besides the creamy lemon butter wine sauce for French? What do the Italians use? Do they just use marinara? What about Spain? The Greeks just but olive oil, sprinkle of fresh lemon and maybe saffron.

[Threestep2]

Olive oil, garlic ( in moderation!), herbs, salt, pepper.

[DontH8Me]

Mornay sauce:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/classi...-recipe-996215

Similarly, if you're doing lobster or shrimp, a nice Newberg (no cheese):

https://www.food.com/recipe/lobster-newburg-9743

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

Olive oil, garlic ( in moderation!), herbs, salt, pepper.

But if its a whole filet, you cant really stir fry it like a shrimp scampi. Or do you just pour the enfused oil over the filet?

[steiconi]

I like butter, fresh ginger, a little garlic, and lemon juice. Doesn't make much of a sauce, but oh-so-yummy!

[LakeLifePA]

I pan fry in olive oil with some lemon pepper. It's amazing. I'm not much for creamy sauces.

[gentlearts]

Kind of similar, but my go to easy sauce is mayo, lemon juice and tarragon. It works as a coating before baking, or after as a sauce.

Also, I make remoulade a lot. It’s not just for crab cakes anymore. It does double duty as a salad dressing for salad with salmon or shrimp.

[KathrynAragon]

Tarragon and dijon mustard added to a white wine and cream sauce. Or as gentlearts described. Both are excellent over fish, especially salmon.

[Jkgourmet]

Dill added to your cream sauce or to Treestep's idea above, heavy on the butter. I don't find that dried dill works well, you need fresh. Especially good on salmon.

Piccata sauce is one if my go-to fish sauces. But go light on the capers (and wash them before using!)

Maple and brown sugar concoction, better as a glaze for salmon.

Roasted tomato or roasted pepper (add garlic to both)

Pico de gallo is lovely.

Roasted Poblano cream sauce (not on salmon).

Pesto.

Thai basil - make it slightly spicy.

Curries, especially thai red curry. Yellow curry is good, but not on salmon.

[foodyum]

Tomatoes olives capers. Best on bland fish