Fillets of Plaice with Tropical Stuffing

Name: Fillets of Plaice with Tropical Stuffing
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 large, slightly unripe bananas; 3–4 pinches of cayenne pepper; 2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely; 1-½-inch (2.5–4 cm) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped very finely; juice of 1 lemon; ½ pint (300 ml) soured cream; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml spoon) ground turmeric; 6 small plaice fillets, with the skin removed; oil; salt; a small handful of fresh coriander, chopped finely, plus whole leaves to decorate; a small handful of fresh coriander, chopped finely, plus whole leaves to decorate

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

First Impressions

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1984

About

In this cold dish the smooth texture and slightly sweet flavour of plaice goes well with an interesting stuffing of bananas spiced with fresh ginger. This is topped with a sauce of soured cream, turmeric and fresh coriander.

Ingredients

2 large, slightly unripe bananas
juice of 1 lemon
1-½-inch (

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oven to Gas Mark 6/400°F/200°C. Peel the bananas and cut into small pieces. Put in a bowl and mix with the lemon juice. Stir the chopped ginger and chopped garlic into the bananas. Season with salt and then 2–3