Ingredients
- 160g Hake portion
- Jerusalem artichokes
- Fennel broth
- Green oil
- Pickled Grape
- Almond
- Chervil
Plus ingredients listed in method.
Method
Hake
Prep the Hake and portion into 170g pieces. Save any trim for staff or scotch egg. Season and seal the hake in oil on the side removed from the bone, turn over add 10g butter, 10g water and a sprig of rosemary. Cook in oven for around 5 mins at 180c. Baste.
Artichokes
Peel and slice 1kg to 1cm thick. Vac pack with 100ml rapeseed oil, 10g salt and 1 sprig of thyme. Steam for around 20 mins or until just soft. Chill. To serve, cook in foaming butter.
Fennel Broth
Chop and sweat 1 large fennel, 1 white onion, 1 stick celery, 10g ginger, 1 stick of lemon grass and one red chilli. Add 3 star anise and 10 cardamom pods. When soft, add 200ml white wine and reduce, add 500ml chicken stock and reduce.Add 1 litre of double cream and leave to infuse for half an hour. Pass and adjust accordingly – White Balsamic, lemon juice, salt, sugar, butter.
Green Oil
Pick one bunch of chervil and one bunch of parsley. Place in the blender with 800ml of rapeseed oil. Blend at 60c for 5 minutes
Pass through muslin in a bowl over ice.
Pickled Grape
Boil 100ml white wine vinegar, 100ml water and 100g sugar
Pour over 200g sliced red grapes and chill.
Ingredients
- 160g Hake portion
- Jerusalem artichokes
- Fennel broth
- Green oil
- Pickled Grape
- Almond
- Chervil
Plus ingredients listed in method.
Method
Hake
Prep the Hake and portion into 170g pieces. Save any trim for staff or scotch egg. Season and seal the hake in oil on the side removed from the bone, turn over add 10g butter, 10g water and a sprig of rosemary. Cook in oven for around 5 mins at 180c. Baste.
Artichokes
Peel and slice 1kg to 1cm thick. Vac pack with 100ml rapeseed oil, 10g salt and 1 sprig of thyme. Steam for around 20 mins or until just soft. Chill. To serve, cook in foaming butter.
Fennel Broth
Chop and sweat 1 large fennel, 1 white onion, 1 stick celery, 10g ginger, 1 stick of lemon grass and one red chilli. Add 3 star anise and 10 cardamom pods. When soft, add 200ml white wine and reduce, add 500ml chicken stock and reduce.Add 1 litre of double cream and leave to infuse for half an hour. Pass and adjust accordingly – White Balsamic, lemon juice, salt, sugar, butter.
Green Oil
Pick one bunch of chervil and one bunch of parsley. Place in the blender with 800ml of rapeseed oil. Blend at 60c for 5 minutes
Pass through muslin in a bowl over ice.
Pickled Grape
Boil 100ml white wine vinegar, 100ml water and 100g sugar
Pour over 200g sliced red grapes and chill.