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The traditional cuisine of Nantes is characterized by a great variety of fish dishes. Local chefs prepare wonderful dishes from zander, salmon, and pike, and you can try them at restaurants of various levels. Recipes for some fish dishes have long become a world-wide classic, and pike with cream sauce is a great example. To prepare this dish, you need a pike weighing 1-1.2 kg, as well as 500 ml of dry white wine. You will also need: juice of one lemon, 1 carrot, 1 celery sprig, 3 sprigs of parsley, 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig of thyme, 1 medium onion, peppercorn (1 tsp), white vinegar (1 tbsp), 300g of butter, salt and herbs.
First of all, you need to cook the broth. To do this, put herbs in a pot with 2 liters of water and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, and then add some wine to the broth. After another 10 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of coarse salt and peppercorn. Remove the broth from fire, add lemon juice, and let it cool, and then remove the herbs from it. Pike is placed in a pot, it should be completely covered with broth. If there is not enough water, you can add some.

The fish is put on fire and brought to a boil, after which it is cooked over low heat for 15 minutes. When the dish is ready, let the fish rest in the pot for another 5 minutes. Then remove the pike from the pot, let the water drain, and serve the fish with steamed potatoes and butter.
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