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Ingredients
Perch and Asparagus in Puff Pastry
- Ingredients
- 250 grams Puff pastry dough
- 1 egg yolk
- 200 milliliters dry white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 500 grams green Asparagus
- 4 Perch fillet (each about 160 grams, ready to cook, skinless)
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 150 grams Crème fraiche
- 1 Tbsp freshly chopped Chervil
- Chervil (for garnishing)
Roll out puff pastry until 5-6 mm thin (approximately 1/5 inch) and cut into 4 rectangles about 15 x 12 cm each (approximately 6 x 3 1/2 inch). Place on a lined with parchment paper baking sheet and brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake in preheated oven at 220°C (approximately 425°F) for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
Combine wine with bay leaf and bring to a boil.
Peel bottom thirds of asparagus and place in a steamer. Rinse fish, pat dry and place alongside asparagus. Season everything with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil. Cook over boiling wine for about 12 minutes.
Cut puff pastry horizontally in half and place bottom of each rectangle on a plate. Top with asparagus and fish. Strain wine through a sieve and add crème fraîche and chervil. Season with salt and reheat. Drizzle a little sauce over fish, pour the rest into a sauce dish. Replace puff pastry tops and garnish with chervil. Serve accompanied by sauce.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 618 cal. | (29 %) | ||
| Protein | 36 g | (37 %) | ||
| Fat | 39 g | (34 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 23 g | (15 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2.5 g | (8 %) |