Seasonal Fish 3 Ways Recipes – Mackerel; Don Ceviche; En Papillote;
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You Cooked:
- Don Ceviche
- Pan-Fried Mackerel
- Salmon en Papillote
With…
- Beetroot Risotto
- Herb Veloute
Don Ceviche
Ingredients – Serves 4:
- – 1 Red Onion, thinly sliced
- – 500g Seabass Fillets, skinned
- – Handful of Chopped Coriander
- – 1 Red Chilli, sliced
- – 1 Sweet Potato, cooked, cubed
- – Pomegranate Seeds for garnish
For Tiger’s Milk:
- – 5 cm Ginger
- – 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
- – 4x Lime Juice
- – 1 tbsp Orange Juice
- – 5 tsp Mirin
- – 0.5 tsp Sesame Oil
- – 1 tsp Soy Sauce
Method:
- Start preparing the tiger’s milk dressing/curing liquid first. Place chopped ginger, crushed garlic and lime juice in a suitable bowl and leave to infuse for 15minutes. Pass the juice and whisk through all the other ingredients, set aside for now.
- Soak super thinly sliced red onion in iced water for 10 minutes, pass and drain on a kitchen towel, place in the fridge. This will keep the onion really crispy while reducing its strength.
- Cut the fish into little cubes 2x2cm or similar. Place into a mixing bowl, sprinkle with salt. Leave for 3 minutes. Salt will help to open the pores of the sliced fish and it will absorb the tiger’s milk better.
- Add the dressing now, leave it for about 3 minutes to ‘cook’. Add coriander, chilli, sweet potatoes and sliced onions and mix gently.
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
Pan-Fried Mackerel
How to Pan-Fried…
Season the mackerel fillets with salt and pepper
Heat a dash of olive or rapeseed oil in a non-stick frying pan
Once the pan is smoking hot, add the mackerel to the frying pan, skin-side down. Turn the heat down to medium-high. As the fillets curl up away from the heat, gently apply pressure to the fillet to ensure that the fish stays flat, and all the skin comes into contact with the pan
Cook for 2–4 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet. Once the skin is crisp and golden, turn the fillet over and remove the pan from the heat. Leave the mackerel in the pan to cook through in the residual heat, then serve up immediately.
Salmon en Papillote
Ingredients – Serves 4:
Brine:
- – 4x 180g salmon fillet skin on
- – 2l of cold water
- – 5 tbsp of sugar
- – 5 tbsp of salt
For En Papillote:
- – 4xbrined salmon fillets
- – 1x red onion, sliced
- – 4x clove of garlic, crushed
- – 2x carrot, cut into ribbons
- – 1 large fennel bulb, halved, cored and thinly sliced
- – 12x cherry tomatoes
- – 1 can of white beans, rinsed
- – 2 teaspoons olive oil
- – ½ cup Italian flat-leafed
- – parsley
seasoning
Method:
For Brine:
- Mix water, sugar and salt until all dissolved.
- Add salmon fillets to the brine, place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Remove, discard the brine, dry gently with kitchen roll.
For En Papillote:
- Cut 4 large squares of parchment paper.
- Preheat oven to 200C.
- Pat brined salmon dry.
- In a bowl, gently toss the fennel, tomatoes, beans, carrot, onion, garlic, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper to coat.
- Form a pile of the vegetable mixture in the canter of each of sheets.
- Place a piece of seasoned salmon on top of each mound, skin side up.
- Fold parchment in half, over top of salmon and veg, and fold the edges over 2-3 times to seal.
- Bake packets for 15 minutes.
- Transfer parchment packets with a spatula onto plates and open with a knife – be careful of the steam.
- Serve with crusty bread or sourdough and butter, with squeeze of lemon.
Rosemary Potatoes
Garlic & Rosemary Sautéed Potato’s – Main
Ingredients – Serves 2:
- – 400g of new potatoes
- – 2x clove of garlic
- – 1x sprig of rosemary
- – 1 tbsp pomace olive oil
- – Knob of butter to finish
- – Seasoning
- – Optional: red peppers, courgettes etc.
Method:
- Boil new potatoes in salty water, for about 18 minutes, depending on size. They need to be al dente.
- Let airdry, this will finish cooking and will get rid of the excess moisture.
- Get a non-stick pan on medium heat, add oil and get it really hot.
- Sautee the potatoes until golden, add butter, crushed garlic, chopped rosemary, let the butter foam and serve immediately.
- If using any other vegetables, add after potatoes are golden and cook for extra five minutes.
Herb Veloute
Ingredients – Serves 4:
- – 2tbsp olive oil
- – 1 onion (finely chopped)
- – 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- – Salt
- – 100ml dry white wine
- – ½ bunch of chives
- – ½ bunch of parsley
- – ¼ bunch of basil
- – 3 cups vegetable stock (hot)
- – ⅓ cup of double cream
- – freshly ground pepper
Method:
- Heat the oil in a large pan set over a medium heat until hot.
- Add the onion, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook gently for 5 minutes until softened.
- Add the wine and saffron, boil for 2 minutes to evaporate the alcohol.
- Add the cream, stir well, and cook for 2 minutes Do not boil. Add all the herbs at this point. Blend with a stick blender until smooth. You can pass the sauce through a fine strainer for extra smooth results.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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