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Potato and Horseradish-Crusted Fish
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 large russet potato peeled, finely grated on a microplane, and wrung dry in a clean towel
- 3/4 cup freshly grated horseradish
- 1/2 cup homemade evoo mayonnaise recipe below
- 1/2 crispy shallots recipe below
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons chopped chives
- 6 6-ounce halibut fillets 2+ inches thick
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Garnish: chive oil recipe follows
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic grated on a microplane
- 2 anchovy fillets minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups high-quality extra virgin olive oil
- 6 medium shallots sliced very thinly on a mandolin or by hand
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher or sea salt
- 2 cups chopped chives
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of kosher or sea salt
Instructions
FISH
- Preheat oven to 250°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together potato, horseradish, mayo, shallots, lemon zest, chives, salt, and pepper.
- Season fish with salt and pepper. Pat a thick layer of crust mixture on each fillet.
- Generously grease a large sauté pan with evoo and place over medium-high heat.
- Place fillets, crust-side down, in the pan and brown for 3 to 5 minutes. Don’t touch or move them until the crust starts to turn golden-brown ad caramelized around the edges.
- Once browned, remove fish and transfer to prepared pan.
- Before serving, cook fish in a 250°F oven for 30 minutes.
- Chef’s tip: slow roasting fish allows the natural fats in the fish to melt and baste the fish. This will yield a really juicy and moist fillet. You can also pre-cook fish and just gently warm it before serving. a thick fillet will not dry out if heated very gently.
- Garnish with chive oil (recipe below).
EVOO MAYONNAISE
- In a food processor, or by hand, whisk yolks, honey, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Chef’s tip: do most of your seasoning for vinaigrettes and mayonnaise before adding oil, otherwise the salt will not easily dissolve in oil and will result in an unevenly flavored sauce.
- With the motor running, or while whisking like a maniac, drizzle in evoo, drop by drop, until the sauce starts to emulsify. Once the sauce begins to thicken, you can go boldly forth with adding oil.
- Tweak seasoning once the sauce has formed. Store homemade mayonnaise, covered on the surface to prevent a skin from forming for up to 5 days.
CRISPY SHALLOTS
- Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
- Heat a medium sauté pan over medium-low heat. Cook shallots and oil until shallots are medium brown and crispy, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer to prepared pan and sprinkle with salt. Store shallots in a container with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to 3 days.
CHIVE OIL
- Pour 1/4 cup evoo in a sauté pan and place over medium-high heat.
- Quickly fry chives and parsley for 10 seconds. Chef’s tip: frying herbs in hot oil is similar to blanching vegetables. The chlorophyll will become trapped in the cells and will make the herbs bright green.
- Transfer herbs and oil to a blender of food processor. Add salt and process until a green oil is formed.
- Store oil in a refrigerator in a covered container for up to 1 week or freeze for 2 months.
Oh, thanks, it is cups.
*Tamar Genger MA, RD | **Executive Editor *
Kosher Network International | JOYofKOSHER.com [email protected]
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Hi – I was wondering what the measurement for the oil is in the Mayo. It seems to be left off. Thanks!