BAKED FISH, BUTTERY CABBAGE & BUTTER SAUCE

A delicate baked fish dish with buttery cabbage and a classic emulsified butter sauce — clean, seasonal and elegant.

INGREDIENTS

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Fish

2 fillets bream (also works with lemon sole, flounder or halibut)

1 lemon

80ml olive oil

4g fresh thyme

2g coarse sea salt

10 turns fresh black pepper

Fresh dill

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Chiffonade of Cabbage

1 small January King cabbage

1 tbsp chopped chives

20g butter

A little cooking liquor

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Butter Sauce

2 medium banana shallots, sliced

1 bay leaf, cut into 4

A few tarragon and parsley stalks

10 crushed black peppercorns

100ml apple juice

100ml white wine vinegar

200ml white wine

2g salt

30g cream

250g cold butter, diced

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To Finish

2 tbsp chopped chives

Salt and pepper

2 shallots, finely diced

Cooked fish

Cooked cabbage

Method

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Fish

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

To cook the fish, take a large non-stick shallow oven tray and drizzle with half the olive oil. Scatter half the herbs and seasoning over the tray, then place the fish on top. Finish with the remaining olive oil, a little lemon juice, fresh lemon zest and additional seasoning.

Cover the tray tightly with foil and bake in the oven for 8–10 minutes, depending on thickness.

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Chiffonade of Cabbage

Finely slice the cabbage into a very fine chiffonade. Blanch in gently simmering salted water for 30 seconds, then drain. Finish with the butter, a little cooking liquor and the chopped chives.

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Butter Sauce

Place the shallots, bay, herbs, peppercorns, apple juice, vinegar, wine and salt into a pan.

Reduce until the liquid just covers the shallots.

Add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer, then gradually whisk in the cold butter until fully emulsified.

Pass through a fine sieve, pressing well.

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To Finish

Gently cook the diced shallots in a little butter until soft, seasoning lightly. Add the butter sauce and chopped chives.

To serve, place the cabbage in the centre of the plate, spoon the sauce around, and finish with the baked fish on top.

BAKED FISH, BUTTERY CABBAGE & BUTTER SAUCE

A delicate baked fish dish with buttery cabbage and a classic emulsified butter sauce — clean, seasonal and elegant.

INGREDIENTS

   +  &nbsp
Fish

2 fillets bream (also works with lemon sole, flounder or halibut)

1 lemon

80ml olive oil

4g fresh thyme

2g coarse sea salt

10 turns fresh black pepper

Fresh dill

   +   
Chiffonade of Cabbage

1 small January King cabbage

1 tbsp chopped chives

20g butter

A little cooking liquor

   +   
Butter Sauce

2 medium banana shallots, sliced

1 bay leaf, cut into 4

A few tarragon and parsley stalks

10 crushed black peppercorns

100ml apple juice

100ml white wine vinegar

200ml white wine

2g salt

30g cream

250g cold butter, diced

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To Finish

2 tbsp chopped chives

Salt and pepper

2 shallots, finely diced

Cooked fish

Cooked cabbage

Method

   +   
Fish

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

To cook the fish, take a large non-stick shallow oven tray and drizzle with half the olive oil. Scatter half the herbs and seasoning over the tray, then place the fish on top. Finish with the remaining olive oil, a little lemon juice, fresh lemon zest and additional seasoning.

Cover the tray tightly with foil and bake in the oven for 8–10 minutes, depending on thickness.

   +   
Chiffonade of Cabbage

Finely slice the cabbage into a very fine chiffonade. Blanch in gently simmering salted water for 30 seconds, then drain. Finish with the butter, a little cooking liquor and the chopped chives.

   +   
Butter Sauce

Place the shallots, bay, herbs, peppercorns, apple juice, vinegar, wine and salt into a pan.

Reduce until the liquid just covers the shallots.

Add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer, then gradually whisk in the cold butter until fully emulsified.

Pass through a fine sieve, pressing well.

   +   
To Finish

Gently cook the diced shallots in a little butter until soft, seasoning lightly. Add the butter sauce and chopped chives.

To serve, place the cabbage in the centre of the plate, spoon the sauce around, and finish with the baked fish on top.

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