Plaice stuffed with Pancetta and Spinach

Here's a nice easy recipe for you. The Bloke wanted fish and chips after coming home from the pub on Friday night and I wanted healthy so I decided a on plaice.. stuffed, rolled and baked (not fried!). A very simple recipe that takes the fish to an almost Mediterranean feel - with a healthy and delicious punch of flavour.

Ingredients:     (Serves 2)

2 plaice fillets
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion, peeled & chopped finely
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
4 slices pancetta
150g fresh spinach
parsley for garnish


Method:

Fry the onion and garlic in the oil gently for 5 minutes until soft. Add the pancetta slices, ripped into pieces. Fry for another 5 mins until pancetta crisp.

Put the spinach in a colander and pour over a kettle over boiling water to wilt. Drain well (I cooled the spinach and put in a clean tea towel and squeezed out the water). Add to the pan with the spinach and onion. Put the mix into a bowl and crumble over a slice of bread. Mix well and season with salt and pepper.

Put the plaice fillets flesh side up on a board and put half of the filling in the middle of each fillet. Roll up the fish and place seam side down in a ceramic dish. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes until cooked.

Sprinkle with a little dried or fresh parsley and serve with chips and peas. Enjoy!