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 serves 8

fixings

100g/4oz spread

175g/6oz leeks, generally hacked

450ml/3

⁄4pt fish stock

300ml/10fl oz vermouth

4 tablespoons Pernod

350g/12oz monkfish filet, cut into

huge pieces

350g/12oz salmon filet, cut into

huge pieces

225g/8oz crude prawns, stripped

also deveined

225g/8oz crude scallops, split

175g/6oz onions, hacked

100g/4oz plain flour

150ml/5fl oz twofold cream

450ml/3

⁄4pt milk

75g/3oz Parmesan cheddar, ground

75g/3oz Gruyère cheddar, ground

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

4 eggs, isolated

15g/1

⁄2oz coarse breadcrumbs

salt and ground dark pepper

• Preheat the broiler to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5.

• Liquefy 25g/1oz of the margarine in a container. Add the leeks and cook, blending,

for 4-5 minutes until brilliant. Pour in the stock, vermouth and Pernod,

what's more bring to the bubble. Add the monkfish and salmon, and stew for

2-3 minutes, then, at that point, add the prawns and scallops, and stew for another

3 minutes. Eliminate the fish, save the alcohol and crash the dish.

• Add 50g/2oz of the spread and the onions to the dish, and cook for

10 minutes or until delicate and brilliant. Mix in 50g/2oz of the flour, and

cook briefly, mixing. Pour in the saved poaching alcohol

what's more the cream, rushing to forestall knots shaping. Bring to the bubble and

bubble hard for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Put the fish

furthermore leeks in a 2.4-liter/4pt ovenproof dish, then, at that point, pour the hot sauce over

the top.

• Soften the excess margarine in an enormous dish, add the leftover flour and

cook, mixing, for 1 moment. Pour in the milk and, whisking consistently,

carry the blend to the bubble. Mix in 100g/4oz of the cheeses and the

mustard. Cool somewhat, then, at that point, mix in the egg yolks. Season well.

• Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they structure delicate pinnacles, then, at that point, overlap them

into the sauce. Spoon the garnish over the fish, and sprinkle with the

remaining cheeses and the breadcrumbs. Cook for 1 hour and serve hot

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