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Red mullet, seared cucumber, borage and beurre blanc
13 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Serves 2
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“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.
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
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