Mussel-Stuffed Flounder Fillets With Vegetables And Mussel Broth
- Ingredients for steamed mussels (see recipe)
- 16 mussels
- 2 8-ounce flounder fillets, split lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into small dice
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into small dice
- 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced
- Steam the mussels (see recipe).
- Reserve the broth.
- Remove the mussels from their shells and halve them if large.
- Lay the flounder on a work surface, skin side up.
- Season with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper.
- Lay 4 mussels (or 8 halves) on each piece of fillet and roll it up like a jellyroll.
- Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat.
- Add the onion and carrots, and cook until softened, about 15 minutes.
- Measure the mussel broth and add enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups.
- Stir in 1 teaspoon salt.
- Layer the potato slices over the onions and carrots, add the broth and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 12 minutes.
- Place the flounder rolls on top of the potatoes, cover and cook until fish is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Carefully place 1 flounder roll in each of 4 soup plates.
- Divide the vegetables among the plates, arranging them around the fish.
- Ladle the broth over and serve immediately.
ingredients, mussels, flounder, salt, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, onion, carrots, baking potatoes
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10960 (may not work)