Cookbook author, Food Network star, and was featured in earlier this summer during a trip to Paris. During one of her food shopping excursions out, she stopped by a fish market, Poissonerie du Bac, where she picked up what she called "her favorite fish in Paris." The fish in question? Turbot.
If you've never had nor seen it, turbot is a thin flatfish that lives in both marine and brackish environments before being caught in northern seas. And if you're not a marine biologist, that's okay. Just know it's one of those goofy-looking kinds of fishes with two eyes on the same side of its head, similar to a flounder.
It's a highly sought-after fish to enjoy, and that's why Ina Garten makes a point of getting it while she can when she's in France. What turbot tastes like and how it's prepared Turbot is prized primarily for its firm, white flesh, which has a nutty and mildly sweet flavor. One aspect about the fish is that it can be cooked whole in nearly any way you choose: on the grill, in the oven, or pan-fried (provided the fish is small enough to fit).
Many French versions include the use of beurre blanc, which is a classic white wine, vinegar, and butter sauce. Garten in particular likes making mustard roast fish with it, which you can try by following the simple recipe she has posted . Featuring just six ingredients other than the fish, it includes , two types of mustard, shallots, capers, and freshly cracked black pepper.
Sop that sauce up with a crackly French baguette, and y.