Help Me Recreate This Fish & Camembert Dish from Brittany? Good Questions

Q: My husband and I just returned from Brittany, France. We dined unbelievably well, but one dish stood out. It was white fish (cod?) cooked in a Camembert cheese sauce. It was heavenly. Any suggestions for similar recipes involving fish with cheese sauce? Thanks!

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I've never had anything like that, but it sounds delcious. I googled camembert soup and found this: would you be able to make the soup portion of this (with white wine, onions, thyme, etc) and then pour it over your fish? http://iledefrancecheese.com/index.php?option=com_rapidrecipe&page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=505&Itemid=56

If you google cabillaud (the french word for fresh cod) and camembert, a few recipes come up in French, that you can probably use Google to translate. This one seems to be pretty basic, melting 1/3 of a wheel of camembert with some cream until the camembert is melting, then adding a splash of Calvados (apple brandy).
This one takes a seasoned filet, slices of camembert and slices of pre-cooked apple and wraps them in a phyllo-type pastry and bakes. Another bakes the fish and cheese in parchment paper, with slices of onion, lemon, mushrooms and a dash of white wine. I haven't had the dish you're referring to, but these look delicious!

Well I live in Brittany and never heard of such a recipe but it sound awesome ! It's probably a specific recipe from a chef. I have a recipe for a camembert sauce used as a salad dressing actually. Melt half a camembert cut in squares (without the crust!) in the microwave for 2 minutes, then add some cider vinegar (2 tbsp) and blend well. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the food, we are pretty lucky here...