Sole Stuffed With Spinach Food

CHEF JOHN'S CRAB-STUFFED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking dish.
• Combine crab, poblano pepper, panko bread crumbs, green onion, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, lemon zest, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl.
• Place sole fillets, flat-side up, on a work surface. Season fillets with salt. Divide crab mixture between fillets and roll filets up around filling. Place rolled sole in the prepared baking dish.
• Spread 1/2 the mayonnaise mixture over the sides and tops of each sole roll to coat. Place remaining 1/2 the mayonnaise mixture in a piping bag. Pipe mayonnaise mixture in a zigzag pattern over the top of each roll and sprinkle paprika over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top and fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

SPINACH-STUFFED SOLE

Steps:

• In a microwave safe casserole microcook spinach, uncovered on 100% power, high, 3 to 5 minutes or till thawed, breaking up with a fork after 2 minutes.
• Press to drain well.
• Stir together egg white, croutons, cottage, cheese, carrot, and sauce, stir in spinach.
• Spray four 10 oz microwave safe custard cups with veggie spray.
• Line cups with fillets, trimming and piecing as necessary.
• Fill centres with spinach mixture.
• Cover with waxed paper, or film.
• Cook on high 5 to 6 minutes or till fish just flakes and stuffing is hot, rotating and rearranging cups once.
• Fresh spinach may be used, just bypass #1 of the instructions and dry bread crumbs can replace the croutons.

SOLE STUFFED WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Blanch fresh spinach if using, thaw frozen if using. Squeeze all excess moisture out, and chop if not already chopped.
• Place in bowl.
• Sauté mushrooms, onion, garlic till mushrooms are slightly golden, Season with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Add to spinach.
• Mix in rest of ingredients except fish.
• Tear off 8 pieces of plastic wrap about 4" x4".
• Place 2 Tbsp or so on one piece and roll up so that you have a little log about 3 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Do this with all the stuffing mixture.
• Place in a single layer in freezer for a couple of hours until frozen.
• Thoroughly thaw fish if frozen.
• Unwrap 1 stuffing portion for each piece of fish.
• Roll up fish around frozen stuffing.
• Place seam side down in baking dish.
• Season with salt and pepper & brush with melted butter.
• Bake 20 min at 350°F.
• Place unused portion of stuffing in a ziploc bag in freezer for future use.

STUFFED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly butter a baking pan. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet. Add onion and carrot, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until soft. Remove cover, add shrimp and saute for a couple of minutes just until shrimp turn pink and are firm to the touch. Remove mixture to a food processor and blend with heavy cream, lemon juice, tarragon and breadcrumbs until mixture is pureed. Season with salt and pepper. Place some stuffing on one half of each sole filet. Fold other half over the stuffing and transfer the filet to a baking dish. Drizzle remaining tablespoon of olive oil over the stuffed sole; season with salt and pepper. Bake, covered for 20 to 25 minutes or until flesh is cooked through and white and stuffing is hot.

SPINACH STUFFED BAKED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Lay the fillets out onto a clean work surface. Evenly divide the spinach and artichoke dip, about 2 tablespoons for each fillet, and spread it over the length of the fillets. Roll each fillet up and place rolled-side down in the prepared casserole dish. Place the lemon wedges down the center of the casserole dish between the rolls and drizzle each with the lemon juice. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Bake until the fish is opaque and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with Artichoke Ratatouille on the side.
• In a high-sided skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the eggplant, vegetable stir-fry blend, artichokes hearts, garlic, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper. Saute until vegetables are almost completely cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, cover and simmer on low until the eggplant is soft and the ratatouille is thickened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the basil. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

FILET OF SOLE WITH SPINACH & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the fresh washed spinach in a pot with a lid with the water still clinging to it (you do not need additional water).
• Steam until just wilted, approx 4 minutes,drain well, cool enough to handle.
• Heat oven to 400F degrees.
• Tear off 4 pieces of parchment paper or tin foil about 12"x 18".
• Place the paper on your counter and put 1/4 of the spinach on each, in the center. Cover with onion, jalapeno and the garlic.
• Place a filet on each and cover with a sliced tomatoe.
• Season with salt & pepper.
• Seal the packages and place on a baking sheet or a baking stone.
• Bake for apprx 12- 15 minutes.
• Test one pkg to see that the fish is done. The package will be puffed out a bit when done.
• Transfer to individual plates and let each person open their own surprise package.

SOLE ROLLS WITH SPINACH AND LEMON SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center. In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium; add spinach and salt, and season with pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander, pressing down to remove liquid. Chop finely; squeeze out remaining liquid. Divide spinach into four equal parts.
• Slice lemon in half crosswise; grate zest of half, and combine with almonds and herbs in a small bowl; set aside. Slice other lemon half very thinly into rounds.
• Lay fillets flat on a work surface, prettiest side down; place one part spinach at the narrow end of each. Roll fish into a cylinder, enclosing spinach. Place in a gratin dish, with lemon rounds in between. Pour wine into dish. Sprinkle a quarter of the almond mixture on top of each roll; cover with parchment and then aluminum foil. Bake until fish is opaque and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven; serve immediately.

SOLE FILLETS WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Spray 13x9-inch aluminum foil pan with cooking spray. Rinse spinach; shake off excess water, but do not dry. Place about three-fourths of the spinach leaves in pan, covering bottom completely.
• Mix poultry seasoning, chili powder and salt. Lightly rub into both sides of fish. Place fish on spinach, folding thin tail ends under and, if necessary, overlapping thin edges slightly. Drizzle with butter. Cover fish completely with remaining spinach.
• Cover and grill fish and spinach 4 inches from medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Check after about 3 minutes; if top layer of spinach is charring, sprinkle with about 1/4 cup water. Serve fish and spinach from pan with a slotted spoon. Serve with lemon wedges.

SOLE FILETS STUFFED WITH SPINACH MOUSSE AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Season 12 half-filets with lemon, salt and pepper; set aside in the refrigerator.
• In a food processor process the rest of the fish for 30 seconds.
• Add the spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg to the food processor, and process for another 30 seconds.
• Pour the egg white through the feeding tube, with the motor running, and process for10 seconds.
• Chill for 2 hours.
• Stir 2 tablespoons of the cream into the chilled spinach mousse.
• Put 1 tablespoon of the mousse into each filet of fish, place 1 shrimp on top and roll it up.
• Place the rolls standing in a buttered baking dish, pour wine over them, cover with foil, and bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile prepare the sauce.
• Cook the shallots and mushrooms in the butter until all liquid has evaporated.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
• Pour in the fish stock, stirring until thick.
• Stir the egg yolks into the cream and add to the sauce, stirring.
• Bring to a boil and pour around fish.

PAUPIETTES OF SOLE WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• Sprinkle the fillets with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Pick over the spinach. Remove and discard any tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse and drain the spinach well. There should be about 8 cups loosely packed. Set aside.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the mushrooms, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are wilted. Add the spinach and cook until wilted. Continue cooking until all the moisture evaporates.
• Scrape the mixture into a bowl and add the egg yolk. Let stand until cool.
• Place the fillets of fish on a flat surface, skinned side up. Spoon an equal portion of the spinach and mushroom mixture onto the center of each fillet. Roll the fillets jellyroll style to enclose the filling.
• Bring a quantity of water to the boil in the bottom of a steamer. Arrange the rolled fillets, seam side down, on a steamer rack. Set the rack over the steamer bottom. Steam five minutes. Serve hot with a ginger butter sauce (see recipe).

SOLE AND SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook fresh spinach in a tightly covered saucepan with no liquid added.
• (If using frozen spinach, drain thoroughly but do not cook).
• Combine spinach with onion and spread in a shallow nonstick baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Add milk, sprinkle with cheese, and arrange fillets over cheese in a single layer.
• Sprinkle dish with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.