Fish in a flaky pastry crust, with a dill sauce.

Fish in puff pastry with dill sauce

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A large puff pastry shell filled with cod fillets, salmon mousse, shrimp, and dill, served with a dill cream sauce.

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Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$16.41 $2.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people

Fish

  • $6.56
  • $3.91
  • $3.74
  • $0.80
  • $0.28
  • $0.04

Sauce

  • $0.49
  • $0.17
  • $0.02
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  2. Arrange half of the haddock fillets, cut-side up, on the dough. ≈ 3 min
  3. Combine the salmon with 1 egg white, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to create a mousse. ≈ 4 min
  4. Spread the mousse evenly over the fish with the chopped dill and shrimp, then cover with the remaining fish fillets. ≈ 4 min
  5. Brush the dough with egg white paste, place the second layer, and press firmly. ≈ 4 min
  6. Cut off the excess dough with a rolling pin and attach scales and fins made from the scraps. ≈ 8 min
  7. Then, coat everything with a mixture of beaten egg yolks and cream, and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
  8. For the sauce, finely chop the dill. Whisk the cream until it’s about half-mixed, then add the sour cream, dill, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, sugar, and pepper. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Fish in puff pastry with dill sauce

  • 2 puff pastry sheets$6.56
  • 300 g of salmon$3.91
  • 200 g of brown shrimp$3.74
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • salt and pepper$0.04
  • 125 g of heavy cream$0.49
  • One lemon$0.17
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
  • salt, sugar, and pepper$0.40

Total$16.41

that's $2.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 puff pastry sheets
  • 750 g of plaice fillets
  • 300 g of salmon
  • 200 g of brown shrimp
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 bunch of dill
  • 2 tablespoons of cream
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 bunch of dill
  • 125 g of heavy cream
  • 200 g sour cream
  • One lemon
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • salt, sugar, and pepper

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