Special Publications: June 29, 2023

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Fish Kiev
A tasty fish dish the family
will enjoy on a chilly
winter’s night. Or delight
your guests with a Fish
Kiev entrée at your next
dinner party.
Ingredients
8 thin fish fillets - e.g. sole
250gm tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 ½ cups dried breadcrumbs
250gm butter
1 leek
125gm mushrooms
2 eggs salt & pepper
Flour for coating
Instructions
• Skin fish fillets if necessary.
• Prepare filling by melting 60gm butter in a frypan, add peeled and
finely chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, and finely sliced leek.
• Sauté for 3 minutes until vegetables are just tender, season with salt
and pepper and cool.
• Beat remaining butter until soft and creamy, add vegetable mixture
and parsley and mix well.
• Spread the mixture onto each fish fillet. Roll up firmly and trim
edge with a sharp knife.
• Coat each roll in flour, then beaten egg, breadcrumbs and egg
again, breadcrumbs again.
• Wrap each kiev separately in foil or cling wrap and refrigerate to
set butter and coating.
• Fry in deep oil until golden.
Serves 8 for an entrée or 4 for a main course.