Fish fillets with shrimp and béchamel are a delicious recipe. It’s perfect for preparing an elegant and flavorful dinner that will leave no one indifferent. You can finish the dish by gratinéeing it in the oven or add a touch of color to the presentation by adding finely chopped parsley or chives when serving. I hope you enjoy our recipe, and if you make it at home, don't forget to share a photo on our social media.

Ingredients:

400 grams of fish fillet
Salt and pepper to taste.
1 lemon
1 red onion
200 grams of shrimp
100 grams of yellow cheese
1 cup of thick béchamel sauce

Bechamel

70 grams of butter
70 grams of wheat flour
500 ml of milk
Salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg to taste.

Instructions:

Season the shrimp and the fish fillets with salt and pepper. For the fish fillets, also add lemon juice. Let them marinate in this mixture for at least 2 hours.

Fish fillets and shrimp / CiberCuba Kitchen

In a deep baking dish, place half of the fish fillets. Lay the finely sliced onion on top, then the shrimp, and on top of that, the grated cheese. Cover everything with the remaining half of the fish fillets.

Cheese, shrimp, fish / CiberCuba Kitchen

In a saucepan, prepare the béchamel sauce. Heat the butter over low heat, and when it is melted, add the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon and gradually incorporate the milk, without stopping to stir, to avoid lumps. Add salt, grated nutmeg, and ground pepper to taste. Keep cooking while stirring until it thickens to the point shown in the photo.

Bechamel / CiberCuba Kitchen

Cover the stuffed fish fillets with the béchamel sauce. Bake them for 20 minutes at a temperature of 180ºC. If you want to gratin them, add grated cheese and increase the oven temperature to 220ºC for the last 5 minutes.

Stuffed fillets / CiberCuba Cuisine

If you don't want them gratinated, you can finish the plating by adding finely chopped parsley.

Fish fillets with shrimp and béchamel / CiberCuba Kitchen

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Bon appétit!

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