Parcels of fish fillet in spinach


Parcels of fish fillet in spinach
These parcels are made with small pieces of fish fillet, wrapped in a blanched spinach leaf and lightly fried in butter. They can be served with a salted white wine sabayon (as in the recipe of scallops with crunchy vegetables), a beurre blanc, a dash of olive oil with herbs, or any other sauce of your choice.
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Last modified on: March 18th 2013
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 2 hours 20 min.
Cooking: 4 min.
All in all: 2 hours 25 min.
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Stage 1 - 1 hour 9 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 1
Prepare spinach, as indicated here, keeping the leaves as large as possible.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 2
Cut 4 fillets fish in pieces of about 1.5 cm or ½ inch square.

It's easier to use rather thin fish fillets, instead of thick like whiting or cod.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 3
With a brush, coat each piece with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 4
Sprinkle each piece with lemon juice .

Stage 5
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 5
Turn pieces over, and do the same on the other side.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 6
Put a spinach leaf in front of you, and put a fish piece in the middle.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 7
Fold the leaf around the fish to wrap it.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 8
Turn the parcel over, and put aside on a plate.

Stage 9
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 9
If the fish piece is a bit long, you can also roll it up in the leaf.

Stage 10
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 10
Then fold in the edges.

Stage 11 - 40 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 11
Continue in this way with all the fish pieces.

These can be made beforehand, even the day before, but the parcels should be kept refrigerated, under plastic film.

Stage 12 - 4 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 12
Prepare the sauce of your choice.

Heat serving plates.

Melt the knob of butter in a frying pan, then put in the parcels, with the top side downwards in the butter. Cook like that for 2 minutes, covered, then for two further minutes on the other side, uncovered.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Parcels of fish fillet in spinach : Stage 13
Divide the parcels between the serving plates, add sauce and serve immediately.
Remarks
The only real difficulty in this recipe is to get enough big spinach leaves to roll up the fish pieces. Get the biggest you can when buying them.

For a diet recipe, serve the parcels just sprinkled with a little lemon juice, or a dash of olive oil. No beurre blanc...
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe130 RDI=50 %60 RDI=5 %30 RDI=5 %590 RDI=30 %2,460 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=6 %6 RDI=1 %3 RDI=1 %70 RDI=3 %280 RDI: 3 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %10 RDI=1 %8 RDI=1 %150 RDI=7 %610 RDI: 7 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Fish, milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 6.90 €
  • Per person : 1.75 €

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