Smoked Gigha Halibut Cullen Skink by Mark Greenaway
Gigha Halibut are loving hand reared on the beautiful Scottish Isle of Gigha. As wild halibut are recognised as an endangered species, the delicious fish from Gigha offer a sustainable alternative helping to protect the precious wild stocks.
Fresh Halibut is available from most good fishmongers and Smoked Halibut is available to purchase at www.gighahalibut.co.uk.
Adding a small quenelle of caviar on top of the halibut adds a little something special to this dish but this is optional.
Ingredients: Serves 2
1 litre of full fat milk
2 fillets of smoked Gigha halibut
1 leek
10 pearl onions, peeled
1 large Maris Piper potato (peeled)
dill to garnish
chives to garnish
Method:
1. Cut the halibut to make two diamond shaped pieces of your desired size and set aside. Chop the remaining halibut into small pieces.
2. Peel and cut the potato to create two large rectangles, (big enough to sit the diamond of halibut on top) and dice the rest of the potato that is left into small cubes.
3. Slice the white of the leek into ten rounds and then dice the remainder. Set aside.
4. Blanch the pearl onions in a little salted water until just cooked (keep warm).
5. Blanch the rectangles of potato in boiling, salted water until just cooked (keep warm).
6. Put the milk, diced leeks, small halibut pieces and diced potatoes in a heavy based pan and simmer for about ten minutes. Once tender and cooked, blend until smooth and keep warm.
7. Place a teaspoon of rapeseed oil in a non-stick pan and sear the halibut diamonds until half the fish has cooked through. Add the leek rounds and cook the fish until it has completely cooked through and the leeks have coloured nicely.
8. Next check back on the milk mixture for seasoning and season to taste if needed.
9. Arrange the potato, fish, leeks and onion on plates using the garnish as suggested like in the image. Serve the soup separately in a small serving dish. Let your guest pour their own soup over the garnished bowls.
In association with Taste Communications.
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