Brian Turner Chef

North Sea Brill on a Pea Pancake with a Shrimp Stew

ingredients

Serves 4
4 x 5oz brill steaks
½ pt fish stock
1 chopped shallot
1 glass dry white wine
Salt & pepper

4 x 6” pancakes
4oz flour
½ pt milk
Pinch salt
1 egg
1 egg yolk
½ oz melted butter

8oz peas frozen
1 bunch mint
1oz butter
Sprinkle flour

4oz butter
6oz Morecambe bay shrimps
2 tomatoes- concasse
2tbsp Brandy
1tbsp chopped chives
2tbsp double cream

METHOD

  1. Make pancakes batter and allow to stand
  2. Melt butter and add chopped mint
  3. Add peas and sweat for 5 minutes
  4. Add flour and cook together for 3 minutes, season and keep warm
  5. Put brill into greased baking dish, add shallots, white wine and fish stock
  6. Make pancakes, whilst each one is warm bend into a 3” stainless steel ring
  7. Fill with peas and fold over to seal, press down gently
  8. Turn over and turn out, keep warm, make all 4 ready
  9. Melt 1oz butter, add 2oz chopped shrimps and sweat, do not colour, add Brandy and reduce
  10. Take out brill from stock and add stock to shrimps
  11. Reduce by 2/3 and add cream and the rest of shrimps and tomato concasse
  12. Shake in 3oz butter, season and add chives
  13. Put pancake in centre of bowl, put brill on top, pour sauce over and serve

 

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