Series 2 Episode 6 - Sautéed Blue Cod w/ Clam Fritters
Sautéed Blue Cod w/ Clam Fritters and Hollandaise
Serves 6 ( Brunch Servings )
Step 1. Clam Fritter Mix.
Ingredients
-5kg Fresh Clams
( 100 count or 350gm clam meat )
-3 cups White wine
-3
Garlic cloves ( rough chopped )
-2
Bay leaves
-10
Whole Pepper Corns
-100gm Butter ( rough chopped )
-450gms Potato ( diced small ý cm cubes )
-150gms Bacon ( fine dice )
-1 cup Red Onion ( fine dice
)
-1/2 cup Fresh Basil
-1/2 cup Fresh Coriander
-3 Tbl Sweet chili sauce
- Juice 1/2 Lemon
-
Salt & Pepper to season
Method
Rinse any sand or grit off the clams and place in a large
saucepan. Add the wine, garlic, bay leaves , peppercorns and butter
. Place a lid on the sauce pan and place on high heat. Shake the
saucepan after 5 minutes , then again after a couple of minutes.
Once the clams have opened up , remove from the heat and stain off
the liquor into another saucepan.
Let the clams cool, then remove the meat and rough chop with a
knife. Hold.
Place the diced potato in the clam liquor and bring to the boil. Cook for a couple of minutes until the potato is just soft. Strain off and keep the clam liquor for soup or just to dip crunchy bread into.
Take a skillet or fry pan , add a small amount of cooking oil, then add the diced bacon and red onion. Cook for 10 minutes on medium heat until the onion is soft. Strain off any excess fat from the bacon and onion and hold.
Now take a medium to large mixing bowl, add the chopped clams, cooked potato and bacon onion mix. Take the basil and coriander, rough chop and add to the mix. Add the chili sauce, lemon juice then salt and pepper. Hold.
Step 2 Clam Fritter Batter
Ingredients
-
4
Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Milk
-1/2 tsp Baking Powder
-1 & 1/4 Cup Flour
-
Salt and Pepper to season.
Method
Place all the ingredients into a bowl whisk into a smooth silky batter. Take 1 ý cup (only) of the batter and stir into the clam mix. Keep the clam mix in the fridge . Discard the rest of the batter.
Step 3 Hollandaise
Ingredients
-
4
Egg yolks ( keep egg whites for later in the recipe )
- 2 Tbl Lemon
juice
- 1/4 tsp
Sugar
- Pinch
Cayenne pepper
-350gms Butter - melted
- Salt
& Pepper to season.
Method
Take a hand held wand blender or food processor, and add the egg yolks, lemon juice, sugar, and cayenne pepper . Blitz for a few seconds then in a slow steady stream add the warm melted butter until all incorporated creating a rich thick hollandaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste and keep in a warm spot until serving.
Step 4 Cooking and Serving
Ingredients
-
Butter and Oil ( For cooking )
-
4
Egg whites
-
Clam Fritter mix.
- 6x 120gm Blue Cod fillets
-
Seasoned Flour
-
Hollandaise
-
Lemons to serve with.
Method
For the fritters, take the egg whites and place in a clean bowl. Beat until semi - stiff. Take half the beaten egg whites and fold into the clam mix, then repeat with the rest of the whites.
Take a skillet or fry pan and batch cook the fritters on medium heat in a little butter and oil. Keep them in a warm oven until you finish the mix.
Wipe out the warm skillet or fry pan and place on medium to high heat. Dip the Blue Cod fillets in the seasoned flour , then pat any excess off. Add some oil to the pan and a knob of butter. Batch cook the blue cod fillets until golden on the outside and just cooked on the inner.
On warm plates arrange a few fritters on each and top with the blue cod. Add a healthy dollop of hollandaise on each and garnish with half a lemon. Serve pronto preferably with a glass of chilled Bubbles!
