Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta
A fillet of blackspot sea bream (though you can use another fish), fried rapidly and served with a creamy cheese polenta and sautéed cherry tomatoes.
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Last modified on: September 4th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 fillets fish - 2
200 g cherry tomatoes - 3
3 tablespoons olive oil - 4
400 g Polenta - 5
100 ml liquid cream - 6
50 g grated cheese - 7 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 1,440 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 12 min. | 11 min. | 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
5 min.
Ask your fishmonger to prepare the fish fillets for you. Rinse them thoroughly, dry them and be sure to remove any remaining bones.Pepper and salt on both sides.
Stage 2
2 min.
Cut 200 g cherry tomatoes in half and salt very lightly.Stage 3
2 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.When really hot, add the halved cherry tomatoes and sauté for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4
Set aside to keep hot.Stage 5
3 min.
Prepare 400 g polenta. While still hot, incorporate 100 ml liquid cream, then add 50 g grated cheese.Check the seasoning.Stage 6
6 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat.When hot, add the fish fillets and fry...
Stage 7
Stage 8
5 min. Put a fillet of fish on each plate and add a row of sautéed tomatoes and a scoop of polenta.Serve immediately.
Remarks
It's not essential to use sea bream, you can use any good fish that's in season.
If you don't have cherry tomatoes, use larger tomatoes sliced.
For the cheese in the polenta, I recommend (as usual!) Comté, but any other cheese you like will work just fine.
If you don't have cherry tomatoes, use larger tomatoes sliced.
For the cheese in the polenta, I recommend (as usual!) Comté, but any other cheese you like will work just fine.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 4 people : 8.80 €
Per person : 2.20 €
Source: Home made.
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This recipe use (among others) | Polenta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rata-tart, Taos hotpot, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Langoustine gratin, Fresh spinach with cream, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Alsatian apple tart, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Aperitif rolls, Breton Pie, Gougères, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All |
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