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Char fillet on chestnut spinach

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1 small onion(s), finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove(s), finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shot of dry white wine
  • 180 g leaf spinach, frozen
  • 100 ml vegetable stock
  • e.g. salt and pepper
  • n. B. Nutmeg
  • 80 g chestnuts, cooked, peeled, halved
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • 250 g fish fillet(s) of char
  • lemon juice
  • Flour
  • 2 tbsp clarified butter

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Trout or zander fillet also go well

Sauté the onion and garlic in hot olive oil over medium heat. Deglaze with a splash of white wine, then add the spinach. Stir and add the vegetable stock, then sauté for about 5-7 minutes. Season with nutmeg, pepper, and salt. Fold in the chestnuts, stir in the cream, and heat everything thoroughly for 5 minutes. Rinse the char fillets with cold water and pat dry. Drizzle with a little lemon juice and season with pepper and salt. Coat the fillets in flour and fry in hot clarified butter, starting with the skin-side down. Arrange on warmed plates and serve. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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