Fillet of Turbot Spring Vegetables Champagne Sauce and Oscietra Caviar

This really is a feast to remember from John Williams MBE, Executive Chef at the Ritz. It is an absolutely stunning dish that is topped off with a Champagne Sauce!
Fillet of Turbot Spring Vegetables Champagne Sauce and Oscietra Caviar

Ingredients

  • 10x150g Fillet of turbot; thick cut(  salt ,pepper, curry spice)
  • 30 pieces Romanesco
  • 30 pieces English asparagus
  • 100gprepared broad beans
  • ¼ bottle Champagne
  • 50ml veg oil
  • 2no Lemon
  • 250g Butter
  • 200ml Champagne Sauce (see recipe)
  • 300ml Butter emulsion
  • Seasoning to taste pepper, salt and sugar)
  • 250g Cauliflower Puree (see recipe)
  • 75g Oscietra caviar
  • 300ml white wine
  • Spring soft flavour herbs to finish
Cauliflower Puree
  • 2 Cauliflower
  • 1 litre Milk
  • 1 litre Cream
  • 250g   Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Champagne Sauce
  • 300g Shallot
  • 150g Leeks
  • 300g Button Mushroom
  • 100g fennel
  • 1.5l  White Wine
  • 500ml Champagne
  • 2l Fish Stock
  • 2no. Bay Leaf
  • 2 sprig Thyme
  • 5g Black Peppercorns
  • 50g Parsley
  • 1l Cream
  • 250g Butter

Method

  • Ensure the fish is cut from thick fillets
  • Cut into square scallops and season
  • Sauté the fish in veg oil and butter until golden brown, and then braise in butter emulsion with white wine
  • Peel and cut the asparagus into equal sizes and cook with butter and seasoning, and water
  • Pod the broad beans and blanch in water for 10 seconds refresh in ice water then remove the husks then cook for a minute or 2 in butter emulsion
  • Cut the Fleurettes of Romanesco, cook in emulsion butter with water, salt and sugar
  • Spoon the cauliflower puree on to the centre of the plate
  • Dres the turbot on top
  • Place the asparagus around the turbot along with the Romanesco and broad beans
  • Blend the butter into the sauce with bamix and spoon resulting foam over fish and finish with a spoon of the caviar served on top of the turbot

Cauliflower Puree

  • Slice the cauliflower thinly on a mandolin.
  • Get a pan hot and add the butter so that it starts to foam.
  • Add the cauliflower and cook quickly until softened.
  • Add the cream and milk to the cauliflower.
  • Cook quickly again, stirring as it reduces.
  • Once cooked, drain and puree, reserving the excess cream and milk to adjust the consistency.
  • Season with salt and pepper and pass through a chinois.

 

Champagne Sauce

Sweat off mirepoix, add alcohol and reduce, add stock and reduce. Finish with cream and butter and a splash of fresh champagne.

 

Ingredients

  • 10x150g Fillet of turbot; thick cut(  salt ,pepper, curry spice)
  • 30 pieces Romanesco
  • 30 pieces English asparagus
  • 100gprepared broad beans
  • ¼ bottle Champagne
  • 50ml veg oil
  • 2no Lemon
  • 250g Butter
  • 200ml Champagne Sauce (see recipe)
  • 300ml Butter emulsion
  • Seasoning to taste pepper, salt and sugar)
  • 250g Cauliflower Puree (see recipe)
  • 75g Oscietra caviar
  • 300ml white wine
  • Spring soft flavour herbs to finish
Cauliflower Puree
  • 2 Cauliflower
  • 1 litre Milk
  • 1 litre Cream
  • 250g   Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Champagne Sauce
  • 300g Shallot
  • 150g Leeks
  • 300g Button Mushroom
  • 100g fennel
  • 1.5l  White Wine
  • 500ml Champagne
  • 2l Fish Stock
  • 2no. Bay Leaf
  • 2 sprig Thyme
  • 5g Black Peppercorns
  • 50g Parsley
  • 1l Cream
  • 250g Butter

Method

  • Ensure the fish is cut from thick fillets
  • Cut into square scallops and season
  • Sauté the fish in veg oil and butter until golden brown, and then braise in butter emulsion with white wine
  • Peel and cut the asparagus into equal sizes and cook with butter and seasoning, and water
  • Pod the broad beans and blanch in water for 10 seconds refresh in ice water then remove the husks then cook for a minute or 2 in butter emulsion
  • Cut the Fleurettes of Romanesco, cook in emulsion butter with water, salt and sugar
  • Spoon the cauliflower puree on to the centre of the plate
  • Dres the turbot on top
  • Place the asparagus around the turbot along with the Romanesco and broad beans
  • Blend the butter into the sauce with bamix and spoon resulting foam over fish and finish with a spoon of the caviar served on top of the turbot

Cauliflower Puree

  • Slice the cauliflower thinly on a mandolin.
  • Get a pan hot and add the butter so that it starts to foam.
  • Add the cauliflower and cook quickly until softened.
  • Add the cream and milk to the cauliflower.
  • Cook quickly again, stirring as it reduces.
  • Once cooked, drain and puree, reserving the excess cream and milk to adjust the consistency.
  • Season with salt and pepper and pass through a chinois.

 

Champagne Sauce

Sweat off mirepoix, add alcohol and reduce, add stock and reduce. Finish with cream and butter and a splash of fresh champagne.