Halibut and Grapefruit with a Pork Pie Sauce

Pan-seared halibut with a hazelnut crust, served with wilted spring greens, fresh grapefruit, and a unique savory pork pie purée.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 2460 kcals 9840 kcals
Carbohydrates 112.2 grams 448.8 grams
Fat 180.1 grams 720.5 grams
Protein 91.3 grams 365.2 grams
Cook Time
110 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
2
sheets
Gelatine
Soaked and drained
Dairy
175
g
Butter
For pastry
85
g
1
piece
Egg Yolk
Free-range, beaten
Fruits
25
g
Granny Smith Apple
Core removed, finely diced
1
piece
Pink Grapefruit
Peeled, segmented, chopped
GrainsCereals
110
g
Breadcrumbs
Fine, fresh
Liquids
75
ml
250
ml
Apple Juice
For jelly
300
ml
50
ml
Apple Juice
For sauce
Meat
800
g
200
g
NutsSeeds
1
1
Fleur De Sel
To taste
1
tsp
25
g
Hazelnuts
Roughly chopped
OilsFats
175
g
1
dash
Olive Oil
For frying
Other
600
g
Pork Pie
Prepared from recipe
Seafood
500
g
Halibut Fillet
Skinned, divided into 4 pieces
Vegetables
150
g
Spring Greens
Very finely sliced

Steps

  • Blend pork belly and fat in a processor, season with fleur de sel and quatre-épices, then chill.
  • Boil butter, lard, milk, water, and salt, then stir in flour to form a dough.
  • Remove dough from heat and cool completely.
  • Roll dough to 2cm thickness and line a 10cm pie mould, reserving some for the lid.
  • Fill pastry with pork mixture, seal with the lid, and poke a hole in the top.
  • Glaze with egg yolk and chill for one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Glaze again and bake for 60 minutes, then remove mould and bake 20 minutes more until crisp.
  • Dissolve gelatine in boiled apple juice, then mix with remaining juice and cool.
  • Inject the apple jelly into the cooled pie using a syringe and let it set.
  • Preheat oven to 220°C.
  • Fry half the butter with breadcrumbs and mustard until brown, then stir in hazelnuts and apple.
  • Sear halibut in oil for 30 seconds, then oven-cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Preheat the grill to high.
  • Top halibut with the crust mixture and grill for 2-3 minutes until crisp.
  • Wilt spring greens in remaining butter and season.
  • Simmer fish stock and apple juice together.
  • Blend the prepared pork pie with the stock mixture into a fine purée.
  • Plate greens and grapefruit, top with halibut, and serve sauce alongside.