Stuffed Fish in Puff Pastry Recipe
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Stuffed Fish in Puff Pastry

By: Merwin L. Chambers 
"This recipe involves placing a seafood stuffing between fish fillets and encasing the package between sheets of puff pastry. This recipe is definitely a company dish although I occasionally make it just for the family. I like to present the whole fish to guests before cutting into serving pieces, you will have earned the compliments. You could also substitute your favorite deviled crab or crab cake recipe for the filling offered here."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (17)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup minced celery
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 8 ounces crabmeat
  • 8 ounces shrimp, peeled, deveined and minced
  • 1/4 cup dry vermouth
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
  • 2 pounds flounder fillets
  • 2 egg yolks, beaten

Directions

  1. To make the stuffing: Melt butter or margarine in a large saucepan over a medium-low heat. Saute onion, celery, and parsley until all of the vegetables are just tender. Mix in crabmeat, shrimp, and vermouth. Season with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; cook until shrimp is finished cooking (it will be pink). Mix in bread crumbs, a little at a time. When the mixture holds together well, stop adding bread crumbs. Taste and add more seasoning (salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce) if necessary. Set this mixture aside to let it cool.
  2. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Roll 1 sheet of puff pastry onto a flat surface. The puff pastry, once rolled should be about 1/3 to 1/4 inch thick and large enough for you to lay the fish on top of it and still have puff pastry on the sides. Lay one of the fish fillets on top of the puff pastry. Spread the stuffing mixture evenly over the fish fillet. Place the remaining fillet over the stuffing. Trim the pastry around the filets in roughly the shape of a fish. Save the trimmings.
  4. Roll second sheet of puff pastry out to about 1/3 to 1/4 inch thick. Drape second sheet over stuffed fillets, making sure that there is enough of the top sheet to tuck under the bottom sheet of puff pastry. Trim the top sheet of pastry about 1/2 inch larger than the bottom sheet. Brush underside of top pastry sheet with water and tuck under bottom sheet of puff pastry pressing lightly to totally encase the fish and stuffing package. Place the sealed packet on the prepared baking sheet, and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
  5. While packet is chilling, roll out pastry scraps. From the scraps cut out fins, an eye and 'lips'. Attach cut-outs to chilled package with a little water. Use an inverted teaspoon to make indentations in puff pastry to resemble fish scales but do not puncture pastry. Chill entire package.
  6. While the package is chilling, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  7. Remove the fish from the refrigerator and brush the package with the egg yolks. Measure the thickness of the package at its thickest part. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake the fish for 10 extra minutes per inch of measured thickness. Test for doneness by inserting a thermometer into the package, when the temperature reaches 140 degrees F (70 degrees C) the fish is finished cooking.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 613 | Total Fat: 32.8g | Cholesterol: 189mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2007 by LINDA MCLEAN   view full review
This one was soooo hard to rate. I'm giving if a five for creativity, but everything else only...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by CYNTHLANE1   view full review
Not only did this recipe taste wonderful, it made a great presentation. I made it early in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2007 by MrsRPM   view full review
This was absolutely the BEST!!! Outstanding is all I can say about this delightful, flakey,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by CIC   view full review
A very good and pretty dinner, although it takes some time in the preperation department, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2003 by TRICIA 98   view full review
Excellent dish. I didn't have crab for the stuffing so I used canned shrimp instead, added 2T...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2007 by chrisurfs   view full review
I made this recipe with cobia instead of flounder, and added lemon juice and Old Bay seasoning...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by sirenadabat   view full review
Excellent dish!!! My husband and I loved it!! We didn't have any celery so we left it out. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by Cindy   view full review
This was so much fun to make! I wish I could send all the photos we took... my husband made...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2006 by TRACYCOOK   view full review
This dish was absolute excellence! Never have I been so impressed. The only thing I did...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by JANNA RODRIGUEZ   view full review
Just okay. Fillets needed seasoning and the stuffing overpowered the delicate fish. Lovely...

 

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