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🍽️ Sea Bass in Puff Pastry with Shrimp Filling

680 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Let the puff pastry thaw at room temperature.
  2. 2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan-assisted.
  3. 3. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  4. 4. Cut off the fins from the sea bass.
  5. 5. Remove the gills of the fish.
  6. 6. Cut the fillets on both sides along the central bone from head to tail.
  7. 7. Remove the central bone along with the smaller bones and innards.
  8. 8. Rinse the fish briefly.
  9. 9. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
  10. 10. Rinse the shrimp briefly.
  11. 11. Pat the shrimp dry.
  12. 12. Cut the shrimp into smaller pieces.
  13. 13. Place the shrimp in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
  14. 14. Put the shrimp, two eggs, lobster butter, and some cream into a blender.
  15. 15. Blend the mixture until smooth.
  16. 16. Add more cream gradually.
  17. 17. Stop when a glossy paste forms.
  18. 18. Season the paste with salt and pepper.
  19. 19. Season the inside of the fish with salt and pepper.
  20. 20. Season the outside of the fish with salt and pepper.
  21. 21. Fill the fish with the shrimp paste.
  22. 22. Separate the remaining egg into yolk and white.
  23. 23. Roll out the puff pastry to a surface twice as large as the fish.
  24. 24. Place the fish on one half of the pastry.
  25. 25. Sprinkle tarragon over the fish.
  26. 26. Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg white.
  27. 27. Fold the second half of the pastry over the fish.
  28. 28. Press the edges firmly so the fish is completely enclosed.
  29. 29. Trim the overhanging pastry edges.
  30. 30. Shape the edges into a nice form.
  31. 31. Shape fins and scales from the pastry scraps as you like.
  32. 32. Decorate the fish with these pastry pieces.
  33. 33. Secure the decoration with a little egg white.
  34. 34. Brush the entire fish with the egg yolk.
  35. 35. Place the fish on the prepared baking tray.
  36. 36. Bake the fish for about 40 minutes until golden brown.
  37. 37. Remove the fish from the oven.
  38. 38. Let the fish rest for a few minutes.
  39. 39. Serve the fish.

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