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Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

See also:

  • Quenelles de poisson

This dish pairs well with 7 drinks :

Chablis

Chablis
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
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Coteaux champenois blanc

Coteaux champenois blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
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Meursault blanc

Meursault blanc
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
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Savennières

Savennières
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Vouvray sec

Vouvray sec
Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.
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