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Smoked Haddock Fillet with Potato, Leek
and a Chive Sauce
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 This
recipe has been reproduced with the kind permission
of The North East of Scotland Fisheries Development
Partnership.
In
the Partnership's quest to promote haddock throughout
the United Kingdom, they contacted Grampian and celebrity
chefs for their assistance. This recipe was contributed
by David Wilson.
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Ingredients
2
x 90g (3oz) smoked haddock fillets
300g (12oz) peeled potato
60g (2oz) chopped leek (white part only)
150ml / scant (1/4 pint) vegetable stock for cooking
vegetables
Salt and pepper
Chopped chives for garnish
30g (1oz) unsalted butter
Chive
Sauce:
150ml (1/4 pint) vegetable stock
75ml (1/8 pint) double cream
60g (2oz) unsalted butter diced
1 level dessertspoon chopped chives
Salt and pepper
Method
- Thinly
slice potatoes on mandolin, chop leeks in rounds.
- Lightly
butter a small baking dish then layer potatoes and
leek alternatively seasoning lightly each layer.
- Pour
over vegetable stock (this will not cover vegetables,
just enough to cook them).
- Cover
dish with foil, place in a preheated oven (425°F /
200°C) and cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
- Remove
foil then dot with remainder of butter and cook for
a further 5 minutes.
- To
make the sauce, put vegetable stock and cream in saucepan,
bring to boil, whisk in diced butter until all is
incorporated in sauce. Add chopped chives, check seasoning,
adjust as necessary.
- Cut
haddock fillets in half across fillet.
- Put
a little oil in sauté pan, place on heat.
- When
almost smoking, place fillets in pan and cook for
11/2 minutes then turn over and cook for further 30
seconds (cooking times may vary depending on thickness
of fish but fish should be undercooked).
Assembly:
- Spoon
potato / leek mixture onto centre of warm plate. Cut
fillet diagonally in half then place on top of potato
/ leek, spoon sauce around. Sprinkle chopped chives
over and place two snipped chives on top of fish.
Serve immediately.
David
Wilson
for
The North East of Scotland Fisheries Development Partnership
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