Sformato di merluzzo e patate
Potato and cod pudding
- 800 g (1 lb and 12 1/4oz) fresh cod fillets
- 1,1 kg (2 lb and 6 3/4oz) potatoes
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 aromatic bunch (bouquet garnì) with parsley, basil and chives
- Salt
- Time:
preparation: 30 minutes
cooking: about 80 minutes - Difficulty:
easy recipe - Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 251 (kCal) 13 % GDA (*) - 1052 (kJ)
Protein: 26.8 (g) 54 % GDA
Total fat: 4.5 (g) 7 % GDA
Total carbohydrate: 27.4 (g) 11 % GDA
Sugars: 0.6 (g) 1 % GDA
Steam your potatoes.
Meanwhile clean, wash and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper your fresh herbs. Cut your cod into big pieces; purée it together with the egg and aromatic herbs.
When the potatoes are cooked, peel and mash them.
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Mix the fish with potatoes and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and stir again. If your mixture is too soft, add other Parmesan cheese.
Spoon the mixture into a silicone deep pudding tin. If you haven't got such tin, oil a pudding tin and sprinkle plain dried breadcrumbs inside before placing your mixture. Level the surface and bake until the surface becomes golden.
Serve your pudding warm after turning it upside down on a serving plate.
Note
- - You can also use frozen fish. In this case thaw it before using.
- - Use dried aromatic herbs if you haven't the fresh ones.
- - You can accompany this dish with a green salad.
- - You can serve it as a second course or in a buffet. In the last case it serves more people.
- - It's an ahead dish. You can prepare it in advance and warm up just before serving.
What's the right wine ?
Our suggestion is: a good white wine such as Regaleali Bianco (a wine from Sicily - Italy).
Greetings from Italy!
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The author Loretta Sebastiani lives in Italy (IT)
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