CLAM-STUFFED SOLE FILLETS (FILETS DE SOLE FARCIS AUX CLAMS)

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Clam-stuffed Sole Fillets (Filets de Sole Farcis aux Clams) image

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 skinless, boneless, equal-size fillets of sole or flounder, about 1 1/2 pounds
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 pint drained shucked littleneck clams
1 1/2 cups fine fresh bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
Juice of half a lemon
1/4 teaspoon paprika

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Sprinkle the sole pieces with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Heat two tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet and add the onion, green pepper and celery. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables give up their liquid and the liquid evaporates. Do not brown. Add the wine and cook about a minute.
  • Meanwhile, put the clams on a flat surface and chop them coarsely. Add the clams to the skillet and stir. Remove from the heat. Add the bread crumbs, egg, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Place four of the sole pieces, skinned side down, on a flat surface. Spoon an equal portion of the filling on top of each and smooth it over neatly so that it extends to the edges of the fillets. Cover each fillet piece with a second fillet, this time skinned side up.
  • Butter a baking dish with one tablespoon of butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the filled fillets in the baking dish.
  • Melt the remaining three tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan and add the lemon juice. Pour it over the filled fillets.Hold a sieve over the fillets and sprinkle the paprika through it over the fillets. Brush the fillet tops with the butter in the pan.
  • Place the fillets in the oven and bake 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 689, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 66 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 1850 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 1 gram

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