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Quenelles de Poisson Gratinées au Fromage

Name: Quenelles de Poisson Gratinées au Fromage
Total time: 2 h 1 min
Yield: about 16 quenelles, 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 240 ml water; 56 g unsalted butter, cut into 1 cm pieces; 2 tsp salt; 125 g all-purpose flour, sifted; 2 large eggs; 2 large egg whites; 450 g lean white fish fillets (pike, whiting, hake, sole or halibut), skinned, boned and very finely ground, chilled; 90 ml heavy cream, chilled; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; salt and white pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, for shaping; 10 g unsalted butter, for the dish; 100 g Swiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), grated; 40 g unsalted butter, melted

Light fish dumplings bound with choux paste and as much cream as the mixture will hold, poached just below a simmer until they puff, then baked under Swiss cheese and butter until golden.

Yieldabout 16 quenelles, 8 servings
Hands-on55 min
Total2 h 1 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Choux paste

240 mlwater
56 gunsalted butter, cut into 1 cm pieces
2 tspsalt
125 gall-purpose flour, sifted
2large eggs
2large egg whites

Quenelle mixture

450 glean white fish fillets (pike, whiting, hake, sole or halibut), skinned, boned and very finely ground, chilled
90 mlheavy cream, chilled
1 pinchgrated nutmeg
to tastesalt and white pepper
2 tbspall-purpose flour, for shapingoptional

Gratin

10 gunsalted butter, for the dish
100 gSwiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), grated
40 gunsalted butter, melted

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Fish
Birds' eggs (any)
Cod
Wheat
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Stand mixer
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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