Poached Smoked Haddock Monte Carlo

Gently smoked haddock fillets served with spinach, poached eggs, and a rich white wine cream sauce with Monte Carlo panache.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1208 kcals 4832.1 kcals
Carbohydrates 25.6 grams 102.4 grams
Fat 98.8 grams 395.2 grams
Protein 48.6 grams 194.5 grams
Cook Time
80 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

CondimentsSauces
Dairy
25
g
Butter
For the fish stock
25
g
Butter
For the white wine sauce
800
ml
1.3
l
Milk
For poaching
4
piece
Eggs
Free-range
Fruits
2
slices
Liquids
300
ml
1
l
Fish Stock
Homemade
NutsSeeds
2
sprigs
Thyme
For the fish stock
2
piece
Bay Leaves
For the fish stock
1
handful
Parsley
Stalks
10
piece
2
sprigs
Thyme
For the sauce
1
piece
Bay Leaf
For the sauce
1
piece
Salt
To taste
1
piece
Black Pepper
Freshly ground, to taste
1
piece
Bay Leaf
For poaching liquid
2
piece
115
g
Chives
Finely chopped
OilsFats
50
ml
Seafood
1
kg
White Fish Bones
Washed and chopped
700
g
Smoked Haddock
Pin boned, skin on
Vegetables
1
piece
Onion
Sliced, for the fish stock
115
g
Leek
Chopped
115
g
Celery
Chopped
115
g
Shallots
Sliced
115
g
1
piece
Onion
Halved, for poaching liquid
500
g
3
piece
Tomatoes
Skinned, seeds removed and cut into diamonds

Steps

  • Fry butter, onions, leek, and celery with thyme and a bay leaf in a large pan until soft.
  • Add 2 liters of water, fish bones, parsley stalks, and peppercorns, then boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, add lemon slices, cover with film, and leave to cool with bones and vegetables.
  • Refrigerate the stock overnight if possible.
  • Strain the stock through a sieve and set aside for use.
  • Sauté butter, shallots, mushrooms, thyme, and a bay leaf in a pan without browning.
  • Add white wine and reduce until nearly evaporated, then add fish stock and reduce again until nearly evaporated.
  • Stir in double cream and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
  • Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan.
  • Combine milk, onion studded with bay leaf and cloves, peppercorns, and 200ml water in a pan and simmer.
  • Poach haddock fillets skin-side up in the liquid for 5 minutes.
  • Simmer water with white wine vinegar and poach eggs for 3 minutes.
  • Keep poached eggs warm in clean hot water until needed.
  • Wilt spinach gently in a hot pan with olive oil.
  • Press the spinach in a colander to remove excess liquid.
  • Peel skin from haddock and place a small pile of spinach in the center of four warm plates.
  • Top spinach with haddock and another small nest of spinach to hold the poached egg.
  • Spoon sauce over the fish and garnish with chives and tomatoes.