Baked seafood balls recipe
- 120 g (4.2oz) potatoes, cut into small chunks
- 40 g (1.4oz) frozen baby peas
- 250 g (8.8oz) marinara mix - fish, prawns and scallops
- 250 g (8.8oz) firm white fish fillet (eg snapper, whiting)
- 3 tbsp chopped dill, plus extra for baking
- 3 tbsp chopped chives
- 0.5 lemon, zest only
- 20 capers (approx 6g), rinsed and drained
- 0.25 fresh red chilli
- 1.5 tbsp lemon-infused olive oil
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- Place the potato chunks in lightly salted water in a large saucepan over high heat and bring to the boil.
- Cook for around 10 minutes until the potatoes are cooked all the way through.
- Drain and set aside to cool.
- While the potatoes are cooking, drop the peas in a small saucepan of lightly salted boiling water and cook for 34 minutes.
- Drain and set aside to cool.
- In a food processor, gently blitz the seafood, cooled potato, dill, chives, lemon zest, capers, chilli, cooled peas and lemon-infused olive oil, taking care not to overwork the mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 120C and add a small ovenproof saucer of water to the back of the oven to create humidity.
- Using your hands, gently roll the mixture into 50g balls.
- Spread four pieces of baking paper out and lay lemon slices and the extra dill down the middle of each piece.
- Place three or four balls on each piece of paper, covering the lemon and dill.
- Add some garlic slices and a small dab of butter on top of each ball.
- Fold over the long edges of the baking paper, twisting the ends together to seal the seafood balls in the paper.
- Tie off the ends securely with cooking string.
- Continue the process with the rest of the mixture until you have about four bags for baking.
- Cook in the humid oven for 18 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
potatoes, baby peas, fillet, dill, chives, lemon, capers, red chilli, lemoninfused olive oil, lemon, garlic, butter
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/47669/baked-seafood-balls-recipe (may not work)