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Red mullet, seared cucumber, borage and beurre blanc
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Red mullet, seared cucumber, borage and beurre blanc

13 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

“Beurre blanc”, French for “white butter” is a classic French sauce of emulsified butter and reduced vinegar and wine. It makes a delicious accompaniment to red mullet fillets, garnished with pretty yellow cucumber flowers and borage cress.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

261
Calories
3g
Protein
18g
Fat
20g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Borage not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cucumber
  • 2 shallots
  • 100ml/3½fl oz white wine
  • 100ml/3½fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 30ml/1fl oz double cream
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter
  • , to taste salt
  • , to taste cayenne pepper
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 2 red mullets
  • cress borage
  • cucumber flowers

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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