Pan Fried Halibut, Grapes, Celeriac and Coffee Puree, Celeriac Crisp, Smoked Halibut Jus

Top chef Mike Reid is back with this recipe for Pan Fried Halibut, Grapes, Celeriac and Coffee Puree, Celeriac Crisp, Smoked Halibut Jus. The stock is home made with lemon grass, ginger, garlic and onions and has a beautiful flavour. The coffee and celeriac work really well together providing an earthy flavour!

Ingredients

  • 160g Halibut Whole
  • 70g Celeriac puree
  • 20g Raisin puree
  • 30g Pickled Baby onions
  • 40ml Fish Jus
  • 30g Grilled olives
  • 2g Lemon basil
  • 2ml Early harvest olive oil
  • 10g Unsalted butter
Celeriac & Coffee Puree
  • 500g Celeriac
  • 50g Coffee Waste
  • 250ml Milk
  • 50g Butter
  • 50ml Cream
  • 1 Banana Shallot, finely diced
  • 1 Garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 Thyme sprigs, finely chopped
Pickled Onions
  • 4g Maldon sea salt
  • 300ml Pickling Liquid
  • 300g Onions button
Fish Stock Halibut
  • 50g Butter Unsalted
  • 175ml Le troubadour Ugni blanc
  • 4g Garlic whole
  • 100g Ginger Fresh
  • 100g Leeks
  • 1ea Lemon Grass
  • 400g Spanish onions
  • 2l Tap Water
  • 5kg Fish bones

Method

  1. Pan fry in an olive oil skin side down until crispy
  2. Flip gently and add butter/herbs for cooking, baste
  3. Gently warm up puree and spoon in the middle of the plate
  4. Place fish skin side up and arrange garnish on top

Celeriac & Coffee Puree

  1. Bring milk and coffee to boil and then take off heat and leave to infuse for at least 1 hour
  2. Heat a large pan.  Place oil shallots, garlic and add sweat until translucent. Add celeriac and butter
  3. Simmer until soft, covered with a cartouche
  4. Place in vitamix
  5. Blend until smooth
  6. Pass onto ice and keep chilled for service

 

Pickled Onions

  1. Slice onions into discs
  2. Pickle

 

Fish Stock Halibut

  1. Smoke fish carcasses and bones with all chopped veg on a covered steamer tray .
  2. Reduce wine in a pan by 75%.
  3. In a separate pan melt butter, add bones and vegetables, add water and bring to boil.
  4. Simmer for around 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and add crushed lemongrass and grated ginger.
  6. Leave to infuse for an hour
  7. Pass through chinoise.

• Cool down and store for serving.

 

Ingredients

  • 160g Halibut Whole
  • 70g Celeriac puree
  • 20g Raisin puree
  • 30g Pickled Baby onions
  • 40ml Fish Jus
  • 30g Grilled olives
  • 2g Lemon basil
  • 2ml Early harvest olive oil
  • 10g Unsalted butter
Celeriac & Coffee Puree
  • 500g Celeriac
  • 50g Coffee Waste
  • 250ml Milk
  • 50g Butter
  • 50ml Cream
  • 1 Banana Shallot, finely diced
  • 1 Garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 Thyme sprigs, finely chopped
Pickled Onions
  • 4g Maldon sea salt
  • 300ml Pickling Liquid
  • 300g Onions button
Fish Stock Halibut
  • 50g Butter Unsalted
  • 175ml Le troubadour Ugni blanc
  • 4g Garlic whole
  • 100g Ginger Fresh
  • 100g Leeks
  • 1ea Lemon Grass
  • 400g Spanish onions
  • 2l Tap Water
  • 5kg Fish bones

Method

  1. Pan fry in an olive oil skin side down until crispy
  2. Flip gently and add butter/herbs for cooking, baste
  3. Gently warm up puree and spoon in the middle of the plate
  4. Place fish skin side up and arrange garnish on top

Celeriac & Coffee Puree

  1. Bring milk and coffee to boil and then take off heat and leave to infuse for at least 1 hour
  2. Heat a large pan.  Place oil shallots, garlic and add sweat until translucent. Add celeriac and butter
  3. Simmer until soft, covered with a cartouche
  4. Place in vitamix
  5. Blend until smooth
  6. Pass onto ice and keep chilled for service

 

Pickled Onions

  1. Slice onions into discs
  2. Pickle

 

Fish Stock Halibut

  1. Smoke fish carcasses and bones with all chopped veg on a covered steamer tray .
  2. Reduce wine in a pan by 75%.
  3. In a separate pan melt butter, add bones and vegetables, add water and bring to boil.
  4. Simmer for around 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and add crushed lemongrass and grated ginger.
  6. Leave to infuse for an hour
  7. Pass through chinoise.

• Cool down and store for serving.