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Created: 10 September 2019
Tasty Tuesday!
Seared mackerel with chilli, cucumber, spring onion and coriander
Ingredients
Mackerel
- Prepare the vegetables and garnish before cooking the mackerel. Cut off the ends of the cucumber then use a swivel head peeler to slice from one end to the other, making long ribbons of cucumber like tagliatelle
- 2 cucumbers
- Give the cucumber a quarter turn after you have peeled each length, so that you peel down to the core evenly and get narrow strips
- Stop when you reach the seeds at the centre and set the ribbons aside in a bowl for now
- Cut the chilli in half lengthways and remove the seeds, then cut the chilli into a fine dice or strips. Add three-quarters of it to the cucumber ribbons and reserve the remainder
- 1 red chilli
- Now prepare the spring onions. Trim off the root, pulling away any loose or damaged outer layers. Thinly slice the spring onion on an angle across the width
- 1 bunch of spring onions
- Just before cooking the fish, pick the coriander leaves from their stalks and chop them finely
- 1 handful of coriander leaves
- Heat a non-stick frying pan and add a generous film of olive oil. While waiting for the heat to rise, cut the limes in half, squeezing the juice over the cucumber and chilli mix along with two tablespoons of olive oil
- olive oil
- 3 limes
- Toss well, adding the coriander and half of the spring onion9
- Season the fillets of mackerel with salt and place them in the pan, skin side down
- 8 fresh mackerel fillets
- salt
- Cook as many fillets at one time as fit comfortably in the pan without crowding
- Sear the fish on the skin side until crisp, which should take about a minute and a half
- Squeeze a little lime juice over the fillets then turn them over. Cook the fish for another minute then lift the fillets out on to a plate lined with kitchen paper
- Arrange the cucumber mix in a long pile across the middle of four serving plates. Place 2 mackerel fillets on each mound then scatter the rest of the spring onion and remaining chilli over the top
- Spoon any juice left in the bowl of cucumber over the fish then eat at once
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Category: Latest News
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Created: 10 September 2019
Tasty Tuesday!
Cod pizzaiola
by
Angelo Sabatelli (https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes)
Ingredients
Cod
Piazzaiola sauce
Potato cream
- 500g of potatoes, peeled
- 120g of cream
- 6g of salt
- 50g of olive oil
Dehydrated olives
Equipment
- Dehydrator
- Blender
- Siphon bottle or cream whipper
- N2O cartridge (3)
Method
- To prepare the black olives, spread out onto a dehydrator tray and dry overnight at 60°C
- 100g of black olives
- The next morning, finely chop with a knife and store in an airtight container
- To make the pizzaiola sauce, sweat the garlic in some olive oil then add the capers. Stir in the passata and oregano and cook for 30 minutes
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp of capers
- 300g of passata
- 1 sprig of oregano
- After this time, blitz in a blender until smooth then reserve until needed
- For the potato cream, boil the potatoes in salted boiling water until soft, then blend with the cream, 100g of the cooking water, the salt and olive oil. Transfer to a siphon, charge with 3 gas canisters and keep warm
- 500g of potatoes, peeled
- 120g of cream
- 6g of salt
- 50g of olive oil
- Preheat a deep-fryer or deep pan of peanut oil to 180°C
- To cook the cod, roll each piece in egg white, followed by the cornflour. Deep-fry the cod pieces until cooked through and crispy then drain on kitchen paper and season with salt
- 50g of cornflour
- 280g of cod loin, cut into 4 portions
- 30g of egg white
- salt
- To serve, roll the cod in the pizzaiola sauce until very well-coated and place in serving dishes. Squirt a shot of the potato cream over the top, sprinkle over the black olive crumb and serve
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Created: 09 August 2019
Roasted halibut with buttered leeks and langoustine bisque sauce
by
Adam Gray
Ingredients
4 halibut fillets, 120g each, skinned
12 langoustine tails, blanched with shell removed and reserved
1 bay leaf
1 leek, large, finely shredded and washed
400g of lobster bisque
100ml of double cream
1 tbsp of chives, finely chopped
100g of unsalted butter
100ml of rapeseed oil
flaky sea salt
ground white pepper
Method
1
Place a shallow saucepan over a medium heat and add half of the rapeseed oil and the excess shells from the langoustines
50ml of rapeseed oil
2
Sauté the langoustine shells for 4–5 minutes until they turn a light pink colour. Add the bay leaf and lobster bisque soup. Bring the bisque to the boil then reduce the heat to a very gentle simmer
1 bay leaf
400g of lobster bisque, from a can
3
In a separate saucepan, add half of the unsalted butter and heat gently so that the butter starts to foam. Add the shredded leeks and a tablespoon of water
50g of unsalted butter
1 leek, large, finely shredded and washed
4
Cook the leeks for 2-3 minutes so they are soft and just cooked, then set aside. Pour the remaining oil into a non-stick, ovenproof frying pan and place over a medium heat
50ml of rapeseed oil
5
While the pan is heating up, preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
6
Season the halibut fillets on both sides with the salt and pepper then add to the frying pan. Pan-fry for 2-3 minutes on one side until golden brown, then turn the fillets over
flaky sea salt
ground white pepper
4 halibut fillets, 120g each, skinned
7
Place the frying pan into the oven and cook for 4 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through
8
Remove the bisque from the heat and pass through a fine sieve into another saucepan. Return to the heat and bring back to the boil. Slowly whisk in the double cream, then the remaining unsalted butter to form a bisque sauce. Check the seasoning
100ml of double cream
50g of unsalted butter
flaky sea salt
ground white pepper
9
Add the langoustine tails to the bisque sauce and leave to cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat
12 langoustine tails, blanched with shell removed and reserved
10
Combine the chopped chives and the cooked, shredded leek, then spoon onto plates to form neat piles. Place the halibut fillets on top
1 tbsp of chives, finely chopped
11
Arrange the langoustine tails around the halibut and spoon over a little of the bisque sauce. Serve immediately
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Created: 09 August 2019
Soy-marinated cod with fennel, dill and apple
by
Adam Stokes (https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes)
Ingredients
Soy-marinated cod
4 cod fillets, each weighing 125g
50ml of soy sauce
1 dash of olive oil
Fennel apple salad
1 fennel bulb
4 sprigs of dill, chopped
40g of sesame seeds
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored
5 sprigs of fresh coriander, leaves picked
1 pinch of salt
lemon juice
Method
1
To start the dish, marinate the cod in the soy sauce for 20 minutes. Remove the fish and pat dry
4 cod fillets
50ml of soy sauce
2
Slice the fennel very finely with a knife or mandoline and place in a bowl. Mix in a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lemon juice and some chopped dill
1 fennel bulb
1 pinch of salt
lemon juice
4 sprigs of dill
3
Toast the sesame seeds under the grill until golden. Cut the apple into thin batons and add to the fennel along with the sesame seeds
40g of sesame seeds
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored
4
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 5
5
Place a large non-stick pan on a high heat with a small dash of oil. Evenly sear the cod, colouring for approximately 1 minute on each side. Place in the oven for 3 minutes, then remove and rest for 4 minutes to finish cooking through
1 dash of olive oil
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Give the fennel salad another mix and place into the centre of each plate. Place the cod on top of the salad, garnish with the coriander leaves and serve immediately
5 sprigs of fresh coriander, leaves picked
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Created: 25 July 2019
Mackerel, tomato and samphire salad
by
Nathan Outlaw
Ingredients
2 mackerel fillets, gutted, filleted, pin-bones removed
4 slices of smoked streaky bacon, large dice
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated
110g of samphire
10 basil leaves, torn
salt
1 dash of olive oil
8 vine tomatoes, ripe and roughly chopped
2 tbsp of white wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp of sugar
1 red chilli, de-seeded and chopped
salt
3 free-range egg yolks
1 tsp English mustard
1 tsp white wine vinegar
300ml of light olive oil
50ml of double cream
Method
For the tomato stock, place the tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, sugar and chilli into a bowl. Season with salt and stir until mixed. Spoon the tomatoes into a large piece of muslin cloth and hang over a bowl in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight. Reserve the liquid collected from the tomatoes
8 vine tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp of white wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 red chilli, chopped
salt
1 tbsp of sugar
For the mayonnaise, mix the egg yolks, mustard and vinegar together in a bowl until well combined. Slowly add in the olive oil until the mixture thickens and then whisk in the cream. Add 150ml of the reserved tomato stock into the bowl
3 free-range egg yolks
1 tsp English mustard
1 tsp white wine vinegar
300ml of light olive oil
50ml of double cream
Pour the contents of the bowl into a saucepan over a low heat, whisk continuously until heated through. Allow to gently simmer
Meanwhile, place a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add a dash of oil. Once the pan is scorching hot, add the bacon and fry until crisp, remove from pan. Add the mackerel fillets, skin-side down, add the bacon back to pan and cook for 1 minute
2 mackerel fillets
4 slices of smoked streaky bacon
1 dash of olive oil
Add the cherry tomatoes, drizzle with a little oil and a sprinkle with salt, cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Remove the mackerel and tomatoes from the pan and set aside
8 cherry tomatoes
salt
Add the lettuce and samphire to the same pan and cook for 1 minute
2 little gem lettuces
1 10g of samphire
To serve, ladle the warm mayonnaise into the middle of the plate, add the bacon, tomato, and lettuce mixture on top. Finish with the mackerel and small drizzle of olive oil. Sprinkle the torn basil leaves over the salad and serve.
10 basil leaves
