French Market Recipe 2025 35 Vols aux vents aux poisson Vols aux vents with fish filling  

French Market Recipe 2025 35
Vols aux vents aux poisson
Vols aux vents with fish filling

Ingredients for 2 persons

• 200g of raw Cape Salmon (or any fish suitable for poaching)
• 500ml Milk
• 50g Butter
• 50g Flour
• Several sprigs of fresh thyme
• 3 Bay leaves
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 100g of Gruyere
• 1 Box of 4 Vol-aux-Vents from the French Market
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Grate the Gruyere finely
2. Wash the bay leaves and thyme
3. Pour milk into a large pan, wide enough for fish to lie flat.
4. Place the fish in the pan
5. Top with bay leaves and sprigs of thyme
6. Bring the milk to boil then reduce the heat to simmer
7. Poach the fish for about 10 minutes until the flesh is cooked and tender
8. Remove pan from heat
9. Strain the milk from the pan into a container, ensure no bones left in milk
10. Carefully remove the cooked fish away from any bones
11. Cut fish into small pieces
12. Remove the caps from the Vol-aux-Vents with a sharp knife so that you have a deep well in the centre of each one
13. Place on a baking tray or heat proof dish
14. Melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan, add the flour and mix together
15. Cook over a gentle heat, stirring all the time until lightly golden
16. Remove pan from heat, add 400ml milk that was used for poaching the fish
17. Add a pinch of nutmeg and stir into the flour and butter
18. Return pan to heat, increase to a medium heat
19. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon until the mixture starts to bubble and thicken
20. Continue cooking for a couple of minutes stirring all the time
21. Remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste
22. Preheat oven to 180 degrees
23. Mix the cooked fish into the Bechamel sauce
24. Spoon the mixture into the Vol-aux-Vents until full
25. Top with the lid of the Vol-aux-Vents
26. Top with grated Gruyere
27. Place in the oven for about 10 minutes until hot
28. Turn on the grill to quickly brown the cheese.

Serve immediately accompanied by a fresh garden salad-leaf mixture tossed in a vinaigrette. Pair this dish a with a glass of Gustave Lorentz Riesling available at our French Market shop or order online at www.frenchmarket.co.za and we will deliver to your door.

Bon Appétit