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Plaice with cider butter sauce and pickled trout roe

Plaice with Cider Butter Sauce and Pickled Trout Roe Delight

A gourmet dish featuring tender plaice, cider butter sauce, and pickled trout roe for a delightful dining experience.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: French
Calories: 650

Ingredients
  

For the Fish
  • 1.5 kg Plaice whole fish, head and skin removed, portioned into 160g pieces
  • Oil for brushing the fish
For the Pickled Elements
  • 100 g Trout Roe for pickling
  • 50 g Rice Vinegar can swap with white vinegar
  • 150 g Cider Vinegar total (50g for pickling + 100ml for sauce)
  • 25 g Caster Sugar for pickling
  • 0.5 g Spices (Dill, Cumin, Fennel, Bay leaf, Thyme) mix and match based on availability
For the Vegetables
  • 500 g Golden Beetroot roasted
  • 2 Radicchio roughly chopped
  • 1 stick Rhubarb finely diced
  • 20 g Chives finely sliced
For the Cider Butter Sauce
  • 3 Banana Shallots thinly sliced
  • 5 Black Peppercorns lightly crushed
  • 2 tbsp Double Cream
  • 250 g Butter diced
For Cooking
  • 625 ml Water total (25g for pickling + 600ml for reduction)
  • Salt for seasoning throughout

Equipment

  • oven
  • saucepan
  • Baking Tray
  • Pot
  • knife
  • cutting board

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 175°C (347°F). Wrap the golden beetroot in foil and roast for 1 to 1.5 hours, or until tender. Once cooked, let them cool, peel, and slice into 2cm pieces.
  2. In a saucepan, combine the rice vinegar, cider vinegar, water, and caster sugar. Boil gently while stirring until the sugar fully dissolves. Remove from heat, add in your spices, and allow the mixture to cool before gently folding in the trout roe.
  3. In a pot over high heat, mix together the remaining cider vinegar, sugar, and water. Reduce it by a third while stirring occasionally. Season with a pinch of salt.
  4. Pour the reduction over the chopped radicchio in a pan and cook for about 5 minutes, allowing it to absorb the flavors. Set aside once softened.
  5. In a saucepan, sauté the sliced shallots with the crushed black peppercorns and remaining cider until reduced and aromatic. Stir in the double cream and gradually whisk in the diced butter until the sauce is smooth and velvety. Season with salt.
  6. Increase your oven temperature to 180°C (356°F). On a lined baking tray, lightly brush the plaice fillets with oil and season them. Roast for about 8 minutes, adding the beetroot slices to the tray halfway through the cooking time, around the 4-minute mark.
  7. Warm the cider butter sauce gently. On each plate, arrange the beetroot and braised radicchio first, then place a portion of plaice on top. Drizzle with the cider butter sauce and garnish with the pickled trout roe, rhubarb, and chives for a stunning finish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 650kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 30gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 800mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 800IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Serve with crusty bread for an extra delightful experience.

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