Arctic char with creamy horseradish sauce

Name: Arctic char with creamy horseradish sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 1/2 leek; 1 onion; 3 bay leaves; about 6 peppercorns; a few sprigs of fresh dill (leftover dill, or use dried dill); 200 ml dry white wine; 1/2 liter fish stock (store-bought or make your own); pepper and salt to taste; 2 tablespoons grated horseradish; 100 ml cream; cornstarch as a thickening agent; 4 arctic char fillets or any other fish fillet for serving

A delicious creamy horseradish sauce, made from scratch with veggies, fish stock and white wine. You can serve it with any kind of fish.

Arctic char with creamy horseradish sauce ingredients

Recipe arctic char with creamy horseradish sauce

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-02-01, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 55 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

45 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

55 minutes

Preparation - 45 minutes

Rinse and roughly chop the leek. Peel the onion and also chop it roughly. Heat a medium-sized pan on medium heat and sauté the onion for a few minutes, without adding any oil or butter.

Add the chopped leek and pour in the white wine after about 2 minutes. Add the bay leaves, peppercorns, dill and fish stock and bring to a boil.

Let it simmer on low heat for about half an hour. For even more flavor you can refrigerate it overnight.

Finishing the arctic char with creamy horseradish sauce - 10 minutes

Sieve the liquid to discard the veggies and bring back to a boil. You can choose to let it reduce until it's thicker, or use cornstarch as a thickening agent.

Add the cream and season with grated horseradish and salt. We seasoned the arctic char with only pepper and salt and seared it in a hot skillet for a few minutes on each side.

Serve the arctic char with the creamy horseradish sauce and enjoy!