Golden meagre with rancio wine

Golden meagre with rancio wine

Main dishes

A Catalan dish: pieces of sea bass, browned in butter, simmered in a wine reduction with onions and herbs, and finished with a sauce made from egg yolk an…

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The “corball doré” is a traditional Catalan dish that combines golden fish, wine, and herbs. It’s a simple and delicious recipe that can be prepared in just a few steps.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$1.86 $0.47 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.23
  • $0.01
  • $0.21
  • $0.15
  • $0.60
  • $0.35
  • $0.28
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the fish into pieces, rinse them, and sauté them in a pan with the butter.
  2. Add the wine, flour, chopped onion, chopped parsley, bay leaf, a sprig of thyme, and a little water. Season with salt. ≈ 2 min
  3. Cook gently until the fish is cooked through, then arrange it on a serving dish.
  4. Combine the sauce with the egg yolk and lemon juice, but do not bring it to a boil. Then, pour the mixture over the fish through a sieve.

The bill

Golden meagre with rancio wine

  • 25 grams of butter$0.23
  • 1/2 cup of flour$0.01
  • 1 medium onion$0.21
  • A little thyme$0.15
  • Fresh parsley$0.60
  • 1 egg yolk$0.35
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • salt$0.03

Total$1.86

that's $0.47 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of hake (or cod)
  • 25 grams of butter
  • One glass of aged wine
  • 1/2 cup of flour
  • 1 medium onion
  • A little thyme
  • Half a bay leaf
  • Fresh parsley
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 lemon
  • water
  • salt

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