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Braised fillet of turbot

A home-style Braised fillet of turbot made with Sea Salt and Freshly Ground White Pepper. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp
• 1 pinch
• 1 pinch

Method (preview)

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   For the vegetable garnish, place the julienned cucumber into a large bowl.

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   Sprinkle over the salt and mix together until the salt coats the cucumber evenly.

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   Spread the salted, julienned cucumber out onto a baking tray and chill in the freezer for 2 hours, or until solid.

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   When solid, rinse well with cold water to remove the salt.

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   Meanwhile, for the turbot, preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.

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   Heat 20g/¾oz of the butter and all of the salt, white pepper and lemon juice in a small, non-reactive saucepan until melted.

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   Brush the turbot and scallops all over with the melted lemon and butter mixture, then chill in the fridge until needed.

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   Heat the remaining 20g/¾oz of the butter in an ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat.

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   Add the shallots and water and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until softened but not coloured.

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    Add the sliced mushrooms and fry for a further 2-3 minutes.

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    Pour in the wine and bring the mixture to the boil. Boil for 10-15 seconds.

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    Place the turbot fillets on top of the pile of shallot and mushrooms, then bring the liquid to the boil and cover the pan with a lid.

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    Transfer the pan to the oven and cook for 6-8 minutes.

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    Remove the pan from the oven, arrange the scallops on top of the turbot, then re-cover the pan and return to the oven for a further 2-3 minutes, or until the scallops are just cooked through.

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    Strain the liquid from the pan through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan.

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    Leave the fish in the pan.

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    Cover the pan with a lid and set aside to rest for 4-5 minutes, or until the turbot is just cooked through.

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    For the vegetable garnish, when the cucumber has solidified and been rinsed free of salt, heat the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat.

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    When the butter is foaming, add the cucumber and fry for 1-2 minutes, or until wilted.

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    For the sauce, heat the strained cooking liquid over a high heat until warmed through, then whisk in the butter.

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    Add the girolle mushrooms, wakame seaweed, wilted cucumber, tomatoes, chervil, chives and microleaves.

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    Squeeze over the lemon juice.

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    Mix well and heat through for 1-2 minutes.

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    To serve, place a handful of spinach leaves into the centre of each of 4 serving plates.

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    Place one steamed turbot fillet and two scallop halves on top of each portion of spinach.

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    Spoon the wakame seaweed, wilted cucumber, tomatoes and girolle mushrooms over and around the fish.

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    Drizzle over the sauce, then sprinkle over more of the herbs.