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🍽️ Sea Bass in Puff Pastry with Shrimp Filling
680 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g puff pastry (frozen)
- 1 sea bass (whole approx. 750 g)
- 300 g tiger shrimp (raw and peeled)
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp lobster butter
- 150 ml whipping cream
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped tarragon
Instructions
- 1. Let the puff pastry thaw at room temperature.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan-assisted.
- 3. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- 4. Cut off the fins from the sea bass.
- 5. Remove the gills of the fish.
- 6. Cut the fillets on both sides along the central bone from head to tail.
- 7. Remove the central bone along with the smaller bones and innards.
- 8. Rinse the fish briefly.
- 9. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
- 10. Rinse the shrimp briefly.
- 11. Pat the shrimp dry.
- 12. Cut the shrimp into smaller pieces.
- 13. Place the shrimp in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
- 14. Put the shrimp, two eggs, lobster butter, and some cream into a blender.
- 15. Blend the mixture until smooth.
- 16. Add more cream gradually.
- 17. Stop when a glossy paste forms.
- 18. Season the paste with salt and pepper.
- 19. Season the inside of the fish with salt and pepper.
- 20. Season the outside of the fish with salt and pepper.
- 21. Fill the fish with the shrimp paste.
- 22. Separate the remaining egg into yolk and white.
- 23. Roll out the puff pastry to a surface twice as large as the fish.
- 24. Place the fish on one half of the pastry.
- 25. Sprinkle tarragon over the fish.
- 26. Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg white.
- 27. Fold the second half of the pastry over the fish.
- 28. Press the edges firmly so the fish is completely enclosed.
- 29. Trim the overhanging pastry edges.
- 30. Shape the edges into a nice form.
- 31. Shape fins and scales from the pastry scraps as you like.
- 32. Decorate the fish with these pastry pieces.
- 33. Secure the decoration with a little egg white.
- 34. Brush the entire fish with the egg yolk.
- 35. Place the fish on the prepared baking tray.
- 36. Bake the fish for about 40 minutes until golden brown.
- 37. Remove the fish from the oven.
- 38. Let the fish rest for a few minutes.
- 39. Serve the fish.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 680
- Protein: 42 g · Fett/Fat: 45 g · Carbs: 38 g