Fillet Of Flounder

Fillet is a french word which means thread or strip.In french it is spelled filet.Fillet of flounder is the meat of the fish cut away from the body of the fish lengthwise from one end of the fish to the backbone .

fillet of flounder
fillet of flounder

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Fillet Of Flounder 

Ingredients

Yields: 10 portions        Each Portion: 1 fillet, 3 oz. noodle cake

(1)Fillets of flounder flattened and trimmed 10 (large)

(2) Salt to taste

(3) Pepper to taste

(4) Fine fish farce (recipe is given below) 5-1/3 oz

(5)Fish stock 1 pt

Method

(1) Season each fillet of flounder with salt and pepper.Spread about 1 tbsp fine fish farce over each fillet; fold in two.Place in buttered pan.Pour in fish stock.

(2) Cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step Two To Prepare Fillet Of Flounder 

Ingredients

Noodle cakes (recipe given below) 10

(2) Shrimps cooked diced 4 oz

(3) Mornay sauce (recipe given below) 1¼ pt

(4) Dry sherry wine 4 oz

Method

(3) Remove fillet from sauce pan .Place each fillet on noodle cake(recipe given below) on a heated platter.

(4) Reduce juices in sauce pan by boiling for a few minutes.Add the diced shrimp.Stir in mornay sauce and wine.Add a pinch of salt and cayenne pepper.

(5) Pour this sauce over fillet of flounder and glaze in oven at 500°F or under broiler or salamander.

Noodle Cakes

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Noodle Cakes

Ingredients

Yield: 10 cakes

(1) Fine egg noodles  4 oz

Method

(1) Break noodles in small pieces (1 to 2 inches in length).Cook in boiling salted water for 7 to 8 minutes or until tender.Wash in cold water and drain well.

Step Two To Prepare Noodle Cakes

Ingredients

Eggs whole 3

(2) Milk 8 oz

(3) Flour 4 oz

(4) Salt 1/4 tsp

Method

(2) Break eggs in to stainless steel bowl and whip lightly.Add milk and mix well.

(3) Add flour and salt to egg mixture and mix batter smooth.Incorporate cooked, drained noodles and blend thoroughly.

(4) Fry in butter at medium temperature.Use small egg pans.Measure a 3 oz ladle of batter for each noodle cake.Cook until golden brown on both sides.Remove to trays or baking pans and hold for service.Keep warm.

Fish Farce

Recipe

Ingredients

1 bunch (1 cup of chives ) chopped

800 grams cod fillet

2 tsp salt

2 onion

2 eggs

6 tbsp plain flour or oats

150 gm carrotsPepperOlive oilButter

Method

1. Fine Chop the chives and set it aside. 2. In a food processor blend fish fillet and salt util you have a coarse farce.In case you don’t have a food processor chop the fillet with a knife.3. Add egg,plain flour, onions and a bit of cracked peppers and blend the farce in the food processor again.Stir the chives and grated carrots into the farce.

Mornay Sauce

mornay sauce
mornay sauce

Recipe

Ingredients 

Milk 2 cups

All purpose flour 4 tablespoons

Butter 4 tablespoons

Onions minced 2 tablespoos

Grated swiss cheese 3 tablespoons

Bay leaf 1 or any dried herb rosemary,basil or thyme.

Parmesan cheese grated or any other cheese available 3 tablespoons

All purpose heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons

Method

Add milk,bay leaf and onions in a sauce pan full boil it.Turn the heat off and cool it for 10 minutes and then strain it.

Melt butter over low heat in a sauce pan and then add flour and cook it until light brown.

Add milk and butter slowly and stir it using a metal whisk until mixture begins to boil.Season it with pepper and salt according to your taste.

By stirring constantly cook it over low heat for about 10 minutes.

Add grated cheese and mix it well until cheese become melted and the sauce becomes thick.Turn off as it becomes thick and as it cools it become more thick.

Baked Fish Recipes

Baked Cod Bella Vista Fish

This is a very delicious baked cod fish dish.Its ingredients are very easily available and its very easy to make.Ingredients are shallots,butter,white wine or white wine vinegar,lemon,onions and tomatoes.

baked cod bella vista fish
baked cod bella vista fish

Recipe

YIELD : 8 portions EACH PORTION : about 6 oz

Step One To Prepare Baked Cod Fish

Ingredients

scale : oz= 1 ounce pt = 16 ounce qt= 32 ounce ea=each serving

1 gallon= 3.78 litre tsp=teaspoon tbsp=tablespoon

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
Fresh codfish3 ½ lb

Method 

1. Cut codfish in 6 ½ to 7 oz portions

Step Two To Prepare Baked Cod  Fish

Ingredients

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
Shallots ,chopped


Butter

White wine or white
wine vinegar(its non alcoholic)
2 2 oz ¼ cup


2 oz

¼ cup

Method 

2. Saute chopped shallots in butter.Add wine and codfish.

Step Three To Prepare Baked Cod Fish

Ingredients 

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
Green peppers
sliced in 8 rings



Lemon sliced


Onions cut in
8 slices



Tomatoes

Salt

1




1


1 medium




8 slices

to taste

Method 

3. Place one slice each of green pepper, onion and tomato overlapping

on top of each portion

Step Four To Prepare Baked Cod Fish

Method

4 . Cover with greased brown paper.
5 . Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes.After first 10 minutes remove cover and baste fish.

NOTE: For luncheon dishes reduce portion size to 5 to 6 oz

Baked Smoked Cod Fish Delmonico

baked smoked cod fish
baked smoked cod fish

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Baked Smoked Cod Fish 

Ingredients 

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
smoked cod


medium cream
sauce (recipe
given below)



hard boiled eggs
,diced



pimientos


Worcestershire
sauce



pepper

16 lb


2 gal





18




12 oz


to taste




to taste

Method

(1) Because of its excessive saltiness,whole fish should be blanched.Cover fish in pot with cold water.Slowly bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes.After blanching remove, let cool, then flake fish before combining with the rest of the ingredients

(2) Put in suitable pot and stir in cream sauce.Add diced eggs ,pimientos and seasoning.

(3) Add diced eggs,pimientos and seasoning.

Step Two To Prepare Baked Smoked Cod Fish

Ingredients

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
potatoes Duchesse
(recipe given below)



Hollandaise sauce
(recipe given below)


3 lb




1 qt



Method

(4) Place in individual casseroles.Pipe border of potatoes Duchesse around edge.

(5) Cover with Hollandaise sauce and brown under broiler or in very hot oven before serving.

Cream Sauce (Medium)

Recipe

Ingredients

scale : oz= 1 ounce pt = 16 ounce qt= 32 ounce ea=each serving

1 gallon= 3.78 litre tsp=teaspoon tbsp=tablespoon

INGREDIENTS for 1 gal+ 3 gal+ 5 gal+
Butter Or
margarine

Bread flour

Milk

Salt

8 oz

8 oz

1 gal

1 tbsp

1 lb.8 oz

1 lb.8 oz

3 gal

3 tbsp

2 lb 10 oz

2 lb 10 oz

5 gal

2 oz

Method

1. Melt butter in thick bottomed sauce pot.Stir in flour to make roux.Cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 8 to 10 minutes.Do not allow roux to brown. 2. Heat milk to boiling. Stir into roux gradually, beating briskly until sauce is thickened and smooth. 3. Simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Bring to a boil. 4. Strain through china cap

Duchesse Potatoes

Duchesse Potatoes
Duchesse Potatoes

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Duchesse Potatoes

Ingredients

YIELD : 50 portion EACH PORTION: 5 oz

scale : oz= 1 ounce pt = 16 ounce qt= 32 ounce ea=each serving

1 gallon= 3.78 liter tsp=teaspoon tbsp=tablespoon

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
Potatoes peeled


Butter melted


Egg yolks


Salt


Pepper


Grated nutmeg
(optional)

14 lb


½ lb


10


to taste


to taste


to taste


Method

1. Cook as for whipped potatoes (recipe given below).Do not over cook as they get soggy

2 . Drain well.Place on the range to permit evaporation of excess moisture.Remove from range and cool slightly.Blend well with butter , egg yolks , salt and pepper.A small amount of nutmeg may be added if desired, but it should not predominate the taste.

3. Place potato mixture in pastry bag with star tube and bag out in desired shape on lightly buttered bake sheet.Excess butter will make bagging difficult.Brush lightly with egg wash or slightly whipped egg whites.Brown lightly in oven at 475 ° F.

Hollandaise Sauce

hollandaise sauce
hollandaise sauce

Recipe

Step One To Prepare Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
egg yolk


water cold

12


2 oz

Method

(1) Whip egg yolks and water together in stainless steel bowl.

(2) place bowl over pot of boiling water (like a double broiler) making sure that bottom of bowl does not touch water. (this results in overcooking)

(3) whip yolks lightly until cooked to a soft peak.Stir down from edges and up from bottom of bowl.

(4) Remove from range.

Step Two To Prepare Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
clarified butter
, warm



lemon juice


cayenne pepper


salt

2 ½ lb,AP




from 2 lemons


to taste


to taste

Method

(5) Slowly pour butter into eggs,whipping lightly to blend.

(6) Add lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt if needed.

(7) Do not overheat.