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Scallops and shrimps with beurre blanc, topped with puff pastry
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Scallops and shrimps with beurre blanc, topped with puff pastry

28 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Scallops and shrimps served in a scallop shell topped with buttery pastry and a delicious butter sauce. You can make this easier by buying good-quality fish stock instead of making your own.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

839
Calories
64g
Protein
44g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 22 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vermouth not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0
Pastry 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

  • 1kg/2lb 4oz white fish
  • 1 onion
  • 1 fennel
  • 4 parsley
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 375ml/13fl oz dry white vermouth
  • 750ml/1¼ pints white wine
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 leek
  • 2 sticks celery
  • fish stock
  • 20g/1oz baby spinach
  • 4 large scallops
  • 100g/3½oz brown shrimps
  • 4 sprigs fresh chervil
  • 250g/9oz all-butter puff pastry
  • 1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten with 4 tsp full-fat milk for egg wash
  • 1 plaice
  • 2 scallops
  • 250ml/9fl oz fish stock
  • 250ml/9fl oz double cream
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp white wine
  • 225g/8oz butter
  • 4 tbsp fresh tarragon

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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