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fish in mussel & parsley sauce

Ingredients

4 180 g whitefish fillets (cod, pollack, haddock etc)

30 g butter

25 g plain flour

300 ml warm milk

Black pepper and salt to taste

3 tablespoons of chopped parsley

200 g mussels

Put the fish on an oiled baking tray and cook for 12 minutes at 190 C, 375 F, Gas 5 while you make the sauce

Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour - use a sieve to avoid lumps and beat in with a wooden spoon

Stir in the milk, little by little, stirring all the time, beating out any lumps and use a balloon whisk from now on

Cook until the sauce is thick

Add the parsley and mussels and cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly

Serve the fish with the sauce poured over, with green vegetables and boiled potatoes

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