Baked Whitefish Florentine Style Recipes

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.

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.

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.

GOLDEN BAKED WHITEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place fish in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with pepper. Beat egg white with salt if desired until stiff peaks form. Fold in mayonnaise, dill and onion; spoon over fish. Bake, uncovered, until topping is puffed and fish flakes easily with a fork, 15-20 minutes. Garnish with dill and lemon if desired.

AUNT CAROL'S SPINACH AND FISH BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a bowl, mix the spinach, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, about 5 tablespoons dry bread crumbs, and the egg. Spread the mixture into the bottom of a small baking dish. Arrange the cod fillets on top of the spinach mixture, and season with salt and pepper. Top with the remaining Cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
• Cover, and bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

LEMON BUTTER BAKED WHITE FISH

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl mix together softened butter with garlic, salt, pepper, minced herbs and lemon zest.
• Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and place fish fillets in a single layer.
• Brush butter mixture evenly on top of fish then top with lemon slices.
• Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15-20 minutes.

EASY BAKED WHITEFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cover baking sheet with foil and coat with light cooking spray.
• Using a knife, spread 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise onto each fish fillet.
• Sprinkle each fillet lightly with parmesan cheese.
• Sprinkle each fillet with lemon pepper.
• Sprinkle each fillet lightly with breadcrumbs.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily.

BAKED FISH WITH HERBED BREADCRUMBS AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees, with rack in upper third. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss broccoli, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast until broccoli is tender and lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes, tossing halfway through.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse bread, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper until coarse crumbs form. Transfer breadcrumbs to a bowl and stir in butter with a fork.
• Coat another rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil. Arrange fish on sheet and season with salt and pepper. Top each fillet with enough breadcrumbs to coat, pressing firmly to adhere. Bake until fish is opaque throughout and breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Serve fish with broccoli and lemon wedges.

BAKED WHITEFISH FLORENTINE STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Using 1 tbsp butter grease a baking dish big enough to hold all the fish. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp shallots. For cheese sauce: Melt 2 tbsp butter in sauce pan. Add flour and whisk. Add milk and cream and whisk. When thickened remove from heat and add cheese. Add egg and whisk. For spinach: Cut any bis spinach stems. Rinse spinach and drain. Place spinach in medium sauce pan and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until wilted, about 3 minutes. Then transfer to a colander and drain. For fish: Add fish to pan on stove and add wine. Bring to a boil on top of stove then place in 425 degree oven and bake for 10 minutes. For assembly: Melt butter in skillet, add shallots, spinach and cook for 1 minute. Smooth spinach over bottom of baking dish, place fish over spinach. Cover and keep warm. Pour wine from baking dish into saucepan. Reduce by half. Add cheese sauce and stir. Spoon hot sauce over fish. Sprinkle with parmesan and bake in oven till bubbling and browned.