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FILLETS OF FISH IN FILO PASTRY
8 small potatoes
200 g fresh spinach
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
Grated rind of 1 lemon
4 tbsp olive oil
4 fish fillets scaled but not skinned
16 sheets filo pastry, thawed
50 g butter melted
120 ml fish stock
250 ml double cream
Finely diced red bell pepper to garnish
1
Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas6. Cook the potatoes in lightly salted boiling water for 15-20 minutes, until just tender; drain and set aside to cool; shred half the spinach
2
Thinly slice the potatoes lengthways; brush a baking tray with a little oil; lay a sheet of filo pastry on kitchen work top, brush it with oil, then lay a second sheet crossways over the first; repeat with two more sheets.
3
Arrange a quarter of the sliced potatoes in the centre of the pastry; season well and add a quarter of the spinach, a quarter of the garlic and some lemon rind; lay a fish fillet on to, skin side up and season well
4
Loosely fold the filo pastry up and over to make a neat parcel; make three more parcels in the same way; place on the baking tray and brush them with half the butter; bake for 20 minutes until the filo is puffed up and golden brown
5
To make the spinach sauce, heat the remaining butter in a small pan, add the reserved spinach and cook until it wilts; stir in the fish stock and cream; heat almost to boiling point stirring constantly; season, blend and keep hot
6
Serve the fish parcels garnished with the red pepper and with the spinach sauce on the side