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Creamed avocado with yellow and red beetroot, squashed potato and watercress

15 minutes

Jewish holiday

One-pot poached trout

30 minutes

Smoked hake with fennel and potato salad served with saffron mayonnaise

Serves 10

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the brine

4 cups water
125 g salt
125 g brown sugar
1 t juniper berries
1 t black peppercorns
4 cloves

For the saffron mayonnaise

A pinch of saffron
4 T white wine
3 T egg yolks
3 T Dijon mustard
2 cups sunflower oil

For the fish

1 kg hake fillets (or any sustainable, white fish)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the salad

1 kg Charlotte potatoes
5 bulbs fennel
3 T capers
10 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped roughly chopped
4 T olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

To make the brine: Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to the boil and remove from the heat. Leave to cool.

To make the saffron mayonnaise: In a small saucepan, combine the saffron and white wine and heat for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool, allowing the saff ron to infuse.
Combine the saffron solution with the egg yolks, mustard and lemon juice, and whisk to form a paste. Slowly add the sunflower oil, whisking continuously, until all of the oil is incorporated – the mayonnaise should be of pouring consistency. If it’s a little on the thick side, thin with a few drops of water.

To smoke the fish: Place the fish fillets in 4 cups of brine and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove from the brine and arrange in a smoker.
Season then smoke over a gentle heat for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool in the smoker.

To make the salad: Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Remove from the heat and leave to cool, then peel.
Cut each fennel bulb into eighths and grill over hot coals, until soft and caramelised.
In a large bowl, combine the fennel, cooked potatoes, capers and chopped parsley. Dress with the olive oil and season.

To serve: Place the smoked fillets on a platter and arrange the potato-and-fennel salad on top. Serve the saffron mayonnaise on the side.

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Smoked hake with fennel and potato salad served with saffron mayonnaise

Smoked hake with fennel and potato salad served with saffron mayonnaise

Ingredients

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