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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.
71 K 4.3/5 (20 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
4 people
9 IngredientsLast 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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 25 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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 400 RDI=150 % | 370 RDI=40 % | 590 RDI=90 % | 2,210 RDI=110 % | 9,270 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 RDI=10 % | 30 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 150 RDI=8 % | 640 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 100 RDI=40 % | 90 RDI=9 % | 150 RDI=20 % | 550 RDI=30 % | 2,320 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 8.80 €
- Per person : 2.20 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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