Baked fish fillets with béchamel sauce

Ingredients

• * 1 kilo of skinless fish fillets
• * 40g Organic butter + extra for cooking the fish fillets
• * 4 Tablespoons organic flour
• * 500ml Organic milk
• * Salt
• * Pepper

1) In a cast-iron skillet or fry pan, over medium-high heat, melt butter. Place the fillets in the pan. Lower heat and let sizzle until fish is golden. Carefully flip fillets. Add butter and tilt pan slightly to let the melted butter pool at one end. Cook until golden. Once you finish place the fish in a baking dish. Sprinkle salt all over the fish

Béchamel sauce

• 2) Melt 40g butter in the microwave.
• 3) Add 4 tablespoons flour to the melted butter and mix well.
• 4) Heat the milk in a separate saucepan and bring to the boil for a few minutes.
• 5) Add the flour-butter mixture to the milk and whisk well. Add salt and butter.
• 6) Cook over medium heat for about 5 to 8 minutes, whisking constantly.
• 7) Keep stirring until you are left with a thick, creamy mix of flour, butter, and milk.
• 8) Now that you have your béchamel sauce ready, take it out from the stove and poor the sauce over the fish fillets.
• 7) Sprinkle with grated cheese
• 8) Pre-heat oven to 160°C(fan forced oven) for 10mins.
• 9) Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.