Atlantic Cod in Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• 10 thin Atlantic cod fillets
• 1 egg
• 100 ml whipping cream
• 2 tbsp fresh dill (chopped)
• Sea salt
• pepper (ground)
• 1 large zucchini
• 450 g puff pastry (frozen)
• juice of one lemon
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. 1.

   Let the puff pastry sheets thaw at room temperature side by side.

2. 2.

   Rinse cod fillets cold and pat dry with paper towels. Separate egg yolk from white. Place 2 fillets and the egg white in a tall mixing bowl and puree finely with an immersion blender. Pour in the cream and stir until a smooth filling forms. Stir in dill and season the filling with salt and pepper.

3. 3.

   Roll out puff pastry into a 20 x 26 cm sheet. Season cod fillets with salt and pepper and drizzle with lemon juice. Wash, trim zucchini and slice lengthwise into thin strips with a vegetable peeler. Lay four overlapping zucchini strips side by side, place one fillet on top, spread a quarter of the filling over it. Add a second fillet and wrap the zucchini strips around to form a packet. Prepare four packets this way.

4. 4.

   Place the cod packets on the puff pastry sheet, fold the dough over them and press firmly. Cut fish outlines with a knife. Trim excess dough for decorative scales and eye motifs. Whisk egg yolk and milk together and brush the pastry fish with it. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 25 minutes.