Lisettes Dieppe Marinated in Rully Wine: Authentic French Seafood Recipe

Lisettes Dieppe Marinated in Rully Wine

• Ingredients for 8 servings: 1 kg small mackerels, 2 lemons, 1 bottle Rully wine, 4 onions, salt, ground pepper, thyme, bay leaf.
• Prep & cook time: 30 minutes
• Select 1 kg fresh small Dieppe mackerels, known as "Lisettes." Gut them without removing heads, wash thoroughly, and pat dry with a clean cloth.
• Wash lemons and slice thinly.
• Layer fish head-to-tail in a heatproof dish, alternating with lemon slices.
• In a saucepan over low heat, warm the young, dry white Rully wine. Add peeled, finely chopped onions, salt, ground pepper, thyme sprig, and half a bay leaf. Reduce by one-third.
• Pour boiling mixture over fish. Simmer dish briefly with 2-3 bubbles. Cool completely in the dish.

• Serve chilled.

This cherished recipe draws from Normandy's coastal traditions. "Lisettes," small line-caught Dieppe mackerels, earned their name in the 15th century with a playful nod to leading "virgin" shad schools—a cheeky seafaring tale.

Rully AOC

Renowned Burgundy appellation for red and white wines from the Rully-Chagny area in Saône-et-Loire. As the northernmost Côte Chalonnaise outpost, its clay-limestone soils yield exceptional vintages.

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