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Rolls of fish in smoked ham

Pieces of white fish rolled in thinly sliced smoked ham. These rolls are cooked in a little olive oil and served with French beans. The pairing of smoked ham with fish might seem a little strange, but in fact these flavours marry well.

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

Keywords for this recipe:Roll Fish Smoked ham Land and sea Green beans

For 12 rolls, you will need:

1 4 fillets fish
2 4 slices smoked ham
3 3 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 knob butter
5 400 g green beans
6 1 chicken stock cube
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,185 grams

Change these quantities to make: 4 rolls 6 rolls 12 rolls 24 rolls 36 rolls

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	19 min.	54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Rolls of fish in smoked ham : Photo of step #1

Use 4 fillets fish of a good white variety (preferably whiting, ling, etc.).

Check your fillets for any remaining bones or pieces of skin .

Stage 2 - 1 min.

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Spread a slice of ham out in front of you, lay a fish fillet across one end.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

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Trim surplus fish to the width of the ham.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

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Roll ham to completely cover fish.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

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Stop as soon as fish is completely wrapped, then trim off surplus ham.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

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Put finished roll on a plate, and continue with all the other fillets and ham.

If there's a little ham or fish left over, cut into medium-sized pieces and cook to serve with the beans.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

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Boil a large panful of salted water, add 1 chicken stock cube then 400 g green beans and cook until they are just done but still a bit crunchy.

Remove from pan and cool quickly under cold water.

Drain carefully and set aside.

Heat serving plates

Stage 8 - 2 min.

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In a large pan pour 3 tablespoons olive oil, and when hot add the rolls.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

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Cook until they are well roasted on each face (turn over at halftime using tongs).

Stage 10 - 2 min.

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When all the rolls are cooked, remove and place on a hot plate covered with absorbant paper.

Keep hot.

Stage 11 - 4 min.

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Without cleaning out the pan, melt 1 knob butter and add French beans (first adding any remaining pieces of fish or ham).

Cook for 3 to 4 minutes maximum.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

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Serve 2 or 3 rolls per person with some French beans in a hot plate.

Remarks

If you do not have, or do not like French beans you can replace them with peas (fresh or frozen), broad beans, or other vegetables of your choice.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,437 Kcal or 6,016 Kj	130 gr	28 gr	89 gr
72 %	50 %	3 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
121 Kcal or 507 Kj	11 gr	2 gr	8 gr
6 %	4 %	<1 %	1 %

Per rolls
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
120 Kcal or 502 Kj	11 gr	2 gr	7 gr
6 %	4 %	<1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 12 rolls : 9.77 €
Per rolls : 0.81 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomatoes, Macédoine of vegetables, Green bean purée, Minestrone, Mexican-style pork medallions , ... All
	Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, Sea bass with Indian spices, Fisherman's Ragout, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur gourmand, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Vegetable tian, Little vegetable omelettes, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Couscous, Endives , Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Leek and tuna loaf, ... All

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