skate cheeks with
samphire puree
Samphire puree. Wash and blanch a good 200
g of samphire. Rinse immediately under cold
water to fix the colour. Chop the white part of a
leek, an onion and two cloves of garlic and fry
them in a large knob of butter until the onion
turns glassy.
Then add the samphire and half a glass of
cream. Season with a twist of the pepper mill
and some grated fresh nutmeg. Leave to
simmer for a few minutes. Put the immersion
blender in the pot and puree. The samphire
puree is now ready for use. If necessary, mix
with a few tablespoons of mashed potato
powder to thicken the puree.
The saffron sauce. Preferably make your own
fish stock or if necessary use a powdered fish
stock. Add a glass of white wine and an equal
quantity of cream. Bring to the boil and add a
couple of tablespoons of tomato concentrate
and a teaspoon of saffron. Pour in a large
splash of Noilly Prat and season further with salt
and pepper. Let it boil down.
The skate cheeks. Dry the cheeks and sprinkle
with flour. Fry them in a pan with butter until
golden brown and well-done.
Finishing on the plate. Start with a pile of
samphire puree in the middle of the plate.
Spoon a ring of saffron sauce around it. Lay on
this ring alternately fried skate cheeks and fried
slices of mini cucumber. Place a poached egg
in the middle of the puree and cut open just
before serving.
Finish to your own taste and inspiration with
pieces of fried samphire, cressonette, peeled
grey shrimps, trout eggs and fried onions
flakes.
white wine
tomato concentrate
saffron
Noilly Prat
all-purpose flour
mini cucumber
eggs
cressonette
grey shrimps
trout eggs
fried onion flakes
skate cheeks
samphire
leek
garlic
onions
butter
cream
salt and pepper
nutmeg
fish stock
Ingredient
quantities
are
only
listed
when
absolutely
necessary.
Making
the
right
choices
when
following
a
recipe,
with
your
fiery
passion
for
cooking,
that's
creative cooking
!