Filetto di merluzzo con gnocchetti sardi in salsa di arancia e amaretto
This delicious fish dish comes with a nice sauce of orange juice, amaretto and cream. To accompany it we serve a delicious little pasta.
Amount
servings
Ingredients list
- 4 cod fillets
- 150 ml vegetable broth or
- 150 ml fish stock
- 50 ml orange juice
- 150 ml liquid cream
- 2 tbsp amaretto
- 1 tbsp arancello (orange liqueur)
- 30 g butter
- 400 g gnocchetti sardi (pasta)
- pastry flour (soft / patent)
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- chives to taste
Directions
- Wash the cod fillets thoroughly and pat dry. Remove bones if necessary. Then sprinkle with lemon juice all around and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Put some flour in a deep plate and turn the fish fillets in it.
- Cook the gnocchetti in a large pot with plenty of salted water until al dente.
- In the meantime, heat the butter in a large frying pan. Gently fry the fillets in it over medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side. Then remove the fish and keep warm in the oven at 70ยฐC/160ยฐF.
- Add the vegetable broth or fish stock, Arancello and freshly squeezed orange juice to the pan and bring to a boil. Then reduce to half the amount of liquid.
- Then add liquid cream and amaretto and continue to simmer.
- Drain the finished pasta, then add it directly to the sauce in the pan and mix thoroughly.
- Finally, arrange the fillets together with the pasta and the sauce on a nice plate and garnish with chives if desired.Buon appetito!
Serving: 310gCalories: 211kcal (11%)Carbohydrates: 24g (8%)Protein: 14g (28%)Fat: 6g (9%)