Creamy Stuffed Fish Florentine Food

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.

FLORENTINE FISH WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first 5 ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Rinse spinach. (Do not drain.) Add to large skillet; cook and stir on medium-high heat 5 min. or just until wilted. Place in colander; press to remove excess liquid. Transfer to large bowl; mix with cracker crumbs and cream cheese spread.
• Place half the fish in greased 13x9-inch baking dish; top with spinach mixture and remaining fish pieces. Sprinkle with pepper.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve topped with sour cream mixture.

FISH FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Grease a 2-quart baking dish. Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Arrange thawed spinach in the bottom of the baking dish . Top with the fish fillets. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Spread condensed cream of mushroom soup over the fish fillets.
• Toss breadcrumbs with the melted butter until thoroughly coated. Sprinkle over the soup layer.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve and enjoy.

CREAMY SPINACH STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine spinach and 3/4 cup cream cheese. Spoon onto each fillet; roll up. Place seam side down in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, salt, pepper and remaining cream cheese. Microwave on high 30-60 seconds; stir until smooth. Spoon over fish.

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.

CREAMY SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a hot saute pan, add butter and as it begins to smoke, add salmon, spinach and shallots and cook on medium to low heat for 3 minutes.
• Flip salmon over and add heavy cream.
• Cover and reduce cream by half.
• In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs with mozzarella.
• When cream is reduced by half, after 8-10 minutes, salt and pepper salmon to taste.
• Remove salmon from pan and top with spinach, then with the crumb-cheese mixture.
• Put fish on broiler pan and reserve cream sauce.
• Place under boiler until the cheese is melted.
• Finish with the remaining cream sauce and serve.

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.

FLOUNDER FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Sprinkle spinach in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with fillets., In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg until blended. Gradually add milk. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Pour over fillets; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

FLOUNDER WITH SHRIMP STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, melt butter. Add onion, celery and green pepper; saute until tender. Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink. Add broth, pimientos, Worcestershire sauce, dill, chives, salt and cayenne; heat through. Remove from heat; stir in bread crumbs., Spoon about 1/2 cup stuffing onto each fillet; roll up. Place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter and lemon juice. Sprinkle with seasonings. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

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.

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.