Braised Fillet of Turbot

Elegant turbot and scallops braised with shallots and wine, served with a seaweed, cucumber, and girolle mushroom butter sauce.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 456.1 kcals 1824.2 kcals
Carbohydrates 12.2 grams 48.6 grams
Fat 28.6 grams 114.5 grams
Protein 35.5 grams 142.1 grams
Cook Time
25 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy
20
g
Unsalted Butter
for frying cucumber
20
g
Unsalted Butter
for fish basting
20
g
Unsalted Butter
for frying shallots
40
g
Butter
for sauce whisking
Fruits
0.5
piece
Lemon
juice only
0.25
piece
Lemon
juice only
Liquids
80
ml
Water
for frying
120
ml
Dry White Wine
such as Gewürztraminer
NutsSeeds
2.5
g
Sea Salt
for cucumber garnish
1
pinch
Sea Salt
for fish
1
pinch
White Pepper
freshly ground
2
tbsp
Chervil
freshly chopped
2
tbsp
Chives
freshly chopped
Seafood
600
g
Turbot Fillets
4 x 150g fillets, trimmings reserved
4
piece
Scallops
cleaned, roes removed, halved horizontally
Vegetables
0.5
piece
Cucumber
peeled, seeds removed, julienned
50
g
Shallot
sliced
120
g
Button Mushrooms
washed and sliced
80
g
Girolle Mushrooms
halved lengthways
200
g
Tomatoes
flesh finely diced
2
tbsp
Micro Herbs
chopped
200
g
Young Spinach Leaves
washed, for serving

Steps

  • Mix julienned cucumber with sea salt in a bowl.
  • Spread cucumber on a tray and freeze for 2 hours until solid, then rinse.
  • Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  • Melt 20g of butter with salt, white pepper, and lemon juice in a saucepan.
  • Brush turbot and scallops with the butter mixture and refrigerate.
  • Fry shallots in 20g of butter with water for 3 minutes, then add sliced mushrooms.
  • Pour in white wine, bring to a boil, and reduce for 15 seconds.
  • Place turbot fillets on the mushrooms, add reserved trimmings to the liquid, cover, and bake for 8 minutes.
  • Add scallops on top of turbot and bake covered for 3 more minutes.
  • Strain the liquid into a clean saucepan and let the fish rest covered for 5 minutes.
  • Sauté the rinsed cucumber in 20g of foaming butter until wilted.
  • Heat the strained liquid and whisk in 40g of butter to make the sauce.
  • Stir in girolles, wakame, cucumber, tomatoes, herbs, and lemon juice; heat for 2 minutes.
  • Serve fish and scallops on spinach, garnished with the sauce, vegetables, and extra herbs.