Plaice Stuffed with Shrimps and Scallops recipe
ingredients
8 medium scallops
1/2 stick (2 oz) 50 g butter
2/3 cup (150 ml) 1/4 pt dry white wine
4 medium plaice
2/3 cup (150 ml) 1/4 pt Bechamel Sauce
4 oz (100 g) peeled cooked prawns
salt and freshly ground black pepper
squeeze of lemon juice chervil or parsley sprigs to garnish
1/2 stick (2 oz) 50 g butter
2/3 cup (150 ml) 1/4 pt dry white wine
4 medium plaice
2/3 cup (150 ml) 1/4 pt Bechamel Sauce
4 oz (100 g) peeled cooked prawns
salt and freshly ground black pepper
squeeze of lemon juice chervil or parsley sprigs to garnish
method
1. Open the scallops, clean and prepare. Slice the white flesh and saute gently, with the corals, in the butter for 2 minutes, then add the wine and continue to cook for a further 3 or 4 minutes.
2. Remove the scallops with a slotted spoon, separate the corals and reserve with the white flesh, and keep warm on a heated plate.
3. Bone the plaice for stuffing or ask your fishmonger to do this.
4. Into the warmed Bechamel Sauce, stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons of stock from the scallops, and mix in the prawns and white flesh of the scallops.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stuff this mixture into the cavities of the plaice, arrange on a lightly buttered baking dish and squeeze a little lemon juice all over and dot with butter.
6. Bake in a moderate oven (180c, 350f, gas 4) for about 20 minutes, until tender.
7. When the fish is cooked, serve on four warmed plates and garnish with the scallop corals, and sprigs of chervil or parsley.
2. Remove the scallops with a slotted spoon, separate the corals and reserve with the white flesh, and keep warm on a heated plate.
3. Bone the plaice for stuffing or ask your fishmonger to do this.
4. Into the warmed Bechamel Sauce, stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons of stock from the scallops, and mix in the prawns and white flesh of the scallops.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stuff this mixture into the cavities of the plaice, arrange on a lightly buttered baking dish and squeeze a little lemon juice all over and dot with butter.
6. Bake in a moderate oven (180c, 350f, gas 4) for about 20 minutes, until tender.
7. When the fish is cooked, serve on four warmed plates and garnish with the scallop corals, and sprigs of chervil or parsley.
serving amount
serves 4
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