Cod Florentine Food

FISH FLORENTINE

Steps:

• You will want get the potatoes on first as these take the longest.
• Potatoes.
• In a medium bowl mix potatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in roasting pan with garlic cloves and cook in 200c oven for 30-40 minutes.
• Serve potatoes and garlic on the side and sprinkle with mint.
• For the Fish.
• In a saucepan bring some water to a boil and add spinach, for fresh cook until just wilted, for frozen cook until thawed, drain, let it cool and then squeeze excess liquid out.
• In a pan combine oil and butter and heat, add onions and cook until soft, add mushrooms and garlic, cook until mushrooms are slightly browned and soft set to one side.
• For the Sauce.
• Heat milk in a pan, add cayenne, nutmeg and paprika. When milk is almost boiling mix a little water with cornflour and pour into milk, stirring until mixture thickens.
• Add the cheeses, reserving the few tablespoons of Parmesan for the top, stir until melted.
• Poaching fish.
• In a large pan mix wine with herbs, add fish and poach for about 8 minutes until fish flakes but is not falling apart.
• Assembly.
• Mix mushroom and onion mixture into spinach, spoon into the bottom of a casserole dish covering the bottom.
• Lay fish fillets on top of the spinach, Pour the sauce over fillets, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Grill until browned on top and bubbling.
• While I am grilling fish I put my potatoes over low heat on stove top to keep warm.

FISH FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and 1/2 tablespoon of butter, red bell pepper and garlic and cook for about 4 minutes.
• Add spinach season with a pinch of salt and pepper mix until the spinach wilts down.
• Add cream cheese, half & half and parmesan cheese mix well until cream cheese is melted and resembles creamed spinach.
• Heat a separate skillet on medium high heat, add remaining oil and butter.
• Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper and place on the hot pan.
• Cook 6 minutes on first side and flip fish over and cook other side an additional 5 minutes, until cooked through and browned.
• Divide the spinach mixture on the bottom of each plate and top with piece of fish.

BAKED COD FISH FILLETS FLORENTINE-STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Blend well and add the milk and cream, stirring. When thickened and smooth remove from the heat and add the cheese, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, and blend well. Add the egg, stirring rapidly. Set aside and keep warm.
• Cut away and discard any tough blemishes on the spinach leaves. Rinse well and drain.
• Place spinach in a skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula. When spinach is wilted, in about 3 minutes, transfer it to a colander and drain, pressing with the back of the spatula to extract liquid. Set aside.
• With 1 tablespoon butter, grease a baking dish large enough to hold the fish in one layer. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the shallots over the bottom. Add the fish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the wine. Bring to a boil on top of the stove, then place in the oven. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a skillet and add the remaining 1 tablespoon shallots, and the spinach, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for one minute, no longer. Smooth the spinach over the bottom of an oval baking dish. Carefully place the baked codfish pieces over the spinach. Cover and keep warm.
• Pour the wine liquid from the baking dish into a saucepan. Reduce it quickly by half. Add this to the cheese sauce and stir. Bring to a boil.
• Spoon the hot sauce evenly over the fish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake, uncovered, until bubbling and the fish is nicely browned on top.

COD FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine salt and pepper. Sprinkle half over the cod; set remaining salt mixture aside. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook fillets until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove from the heat. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice; keep warm. , In another nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook spinach for 3 minutes or until wilted. Drain and keep warm. In the same skillet, melt butter. Stir in flour and reserved salt mixture until blended. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and remaining lemon juice. Set aside 1/2 cup sauce. Stir spinach into remaining sauce; heat through. , Divide spinach mixture among four plates; top with fish. Drizzle with reserved sauce and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

WW COD FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a baking pan with cooking spray.
• Season fish with salt and black pepper, and put fish in pan.
• Combine spinach, sour cream, onion and garlic powder; and stire until evenly mixed (A food processor would give a smoother and more finished looking result)
• Spread spinach mixture evenly over cod in pan. Cover pan with foil and bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake until fish is fork-tender, about 5 minutes more. Yields 1 piece of cod, about 1/3 cup of spinach mixture.
• A side dish of sliced and steamed summer squash would be a nice accompaniment.

FISH FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Saute the onions in the oil in a skillet over medium heat until transparent.
• Add the chopped spinach and the dill and cook until the spinach is wilted.
• Remove rom heat, add the almonds and lemon juice and set aside.
• Place the fish in a single layer in an oiled or buttered baking dish.
• Spoon spinach filling over the fillets.
• Place a slice of the cheese on top of the spinach.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily. Your baking time will vary with the thickness of your fish. So check after 15 minutes if you have thin fillets.

FISH FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place fish in single layer in dish.
• In medium bowl, stir together remaining ingredients except lemon wedges. Spread over fish to edge of dish.
• Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until light brown. Serve with lemon wedges.

TILAPIA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook spinach in 4 teaspoons oil until wilted; drain. Meanwhile, place tilapia in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with lime juice and remaining oil. Sprinkle with seasoning blend. , In a small bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese and spinach; spoon over fillets. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.