Crispy Tangy Plaice

Ingredients

• 30 g butter
• 4 tablespoons plain flour
• 300 ml milk
• 3 tablespoons salad cream
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 4 medium plaice fillets (fresh or defrosted)
• 75 g breadcrumbs
• 50 g bacon (chopped)
• 100 g cheddar cheese (grated)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 50 g mushrooms (cleaned and sliced)

To garnish

• canned mushroom slices

Directions

1. 1

   Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually blend in the milk and heat, stirring until the sauce thickens.

2. 2

   Stir in the salad cream, lemon juice and seasoning. Place the fish in a shallow oven-proof dish (so that bottom of dish is covered).

3. 3

   Pour over the sauce, sprinkle evenly with the mushrooms. Combine the breadcrumbs, bacon, cheese and onion and sprinkle on top of the mushrooms and sauce.

4. 4

   Cook in a preheated oven (190°C/375°F) for 20 minutes, then place under a preheated grill for 2 minutes to brown the topping.

5. 5

   Garnish with tomato slices.