Roasted Halibut, Mashed Potato, A Corn And Crab Confit And A Halibut Brill, Sugar Snap Peas

Serves: 6

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

51

Sweetness

54

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

1 cup

White Wine

110 g

Lemon Juice

110 g

Butter

90 g

Water

2 large

Idaho Potatoes

2 cups

Sugar

1 cup

Apple Juice

Directions:

1

Brill: In a roasting pan, roast in the oven the onion, carrot, celery, cloves, bay leaves, black peppercorn and fish bones about 30 minutes until a dark brown color

2

Remove from oven and place all the ingredients in a small stock pot over high heat

3

Add 1 cup wine and water until just covering bones

4

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer for 20 minutes

5

Strain and discard everything; keep only the broth

6

Let this reduce over medium heat until only 1/4 of volume remains

7

Add the other half of wine, lemon juice and 2 cups water

8

Let reduce again by half

9

Set this aside

10

Mashed Potato: Peel and dice potato, top with salted water and boil until just cooked through; do not overcook to mush or cloudy water

11

While potato is cooking, take half of the butter and the half and half in a small saucepot

12

Place on low temperature; you only want butter to melt

13

Medium dice remaining butter and keep cold

14

Once potato is cooked, strain from liquid, place on baking sheet and sit in a hot oven, about 4 to 5 minutes

15

Take potato out of oven, put in a food mill along with cold butter cubes

16

Mill through and with a wooden spoon fold in butter and half and half mixture

17

Incorporate mixture until potato is velvety in texture; add salt and pepper to taste

18

Turnout: In a heated saucepan add olive oil

19

Bring to smoking hot, season fillet with salt and fresh cracked pepper

20

Sear flesh side of fillet until medium brown color

21

Turn to skin side and finish cooking in oven at 375 degrees (about 12 to 15 minutes)

22

In a saute pan, bring 1/2 cup water to boil add 1-ounce of butter and salt and pepper; this will emulsify; then add the sugar snap peas

23

Bring the brill up to a good simmer in a separate pan

24

Heat confit if it has gotten cool

25

Presentation: On the entree plate, place a large ring cutter No

26

95 in the center of plate

27

Fill halfway with mashed potato, then fill with the corn and crab confit

28

Place around the ring the snap peas, then remove ring

29

Once halibut is cook through, place on top of the confit and mashed potato, pour heated brill around on the plate (should be brothy)

30

Garnish with fresh sprig of rosemary or purple basil Confit: In a brazier, place 1-ounce of butter, fennel and onion

31

Sweat down until onions are translucent

32

In a separate saute pan over high heat, add corn kernels, then 1-ounce of butter; 1/2 cup sugar, thyme, brown the corn, then add to fennel and onion mixture

33

Add 1 cup wine, apple juice, cayenne pepper, 1 1/2 cups sugar, white vinegar and wine

34

Cook over medium heat until liquid evaporates

35

Strain into colander; add parsley, matchstick chives and crabmeat

36

Fold into mixture; set aside