Recipe for Fish "Basque" 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
4 tbl Butter
1/2 lb Fish fillets or steaks * see note
1/4 cup Bottled clam juice
1/2 cup Dry white wine
1/2 cup Canned tomatoes drained and mashed
2 tbl Chopped parsley
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tbl Chopped scallions white part only
2 sprg Parsley
1 pch Thyme
1 x Bay leaf
Instructions:
Instructions: * Note: Good with fillets or thin steaks of white-meated fish. Also good with swordfish and salmon.

Grease a large skillet with 1 tablespoon butter. Lay fish in skillet. Add clam juice, wine, tomatoes, chopped parsley, scallions, salt, sprigs of parsley, thyme, and bay leaf. Cover. Cook over medium flame for 15 minutes. Discard parsley sprigs and bay leaf. Remove fish to heated serving dish and keep warm. Raise heat under skillet and cook, without allowing to boil, until liquid is reduced to approximately 3 tablespoons. Off fire, add pepper and remaining butter cut into small pieces. Stir until well blended. Pour sauce over fish. Serve hot.

Suggested Wine: A chilled dry white wine: Muscadet; French chablis; etc.

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