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Pomfret a la portugaise



Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Pomfret
500gms
12.5kg
Tomatoes
225gms
5.6kg
Mushrooms
55gms
1.4kg
Fresh breadcrumbs
30gms
455gms
Butter
30gms
455gms
Shallots or onions
115gms
2.8kg
Cheese
15gms
340gms
Lime
1
6
Salt
10gms
100gms
Pepper
to taste
15gms


Fillet the fish and skin, wash in several rinses of cold water. Skin the tomatoes and slice them. Saute shallots or onions and mushrooms in butter. Grease pyrex dishes and line the bottom with thinly sliced tomatoes. Place one layer of fillet of fish on top, sprinkle with salt, pepper and lemon. Spread mushrooms and onions. Repeat in layers till dish is full and the top layer is tomatoes. Sprinkle breadcrumbs and grated cheese. Dot with butter and take in moderate oven for 30 minutes. If not sufficiently brown finish under a grill.