Trio of fish with a tomatoes and basil hollandaise sauce

[Tong]

Hi all,

Just made my other half a valentines meal, I enjoyed it sooo much I thought I would share the love :inlove

For the fish.

I used smoked haddock, bream and scallops.
I fried some onions until they started to soften, I added milk and a few fresh basil leaves.
I then poached the fish on a low heat until delicious and tender

For the sauce.
you will need;
2 egg yolks
150g butter
1 dessert spoon white vinegar
1 dessert spoon lemon juice
2 dessert spoons tomato puree
handful of fresh basil leaves
salt/pepper for seasoning

Grab a blender and blend your 2 egg yolks into a smooth paste.
In a small saucepan heat your lemon juice and vinegar until it starts to bubble.
Start you blender again and slowly add the mixture (the slower you add it the better the sauce) once you have added all the mixture leave the blender on and mixing.

In the same pan melt your butter but don't let it burn. Once the butter is melted add this to the mix to the blender as slow as you possibly can.

leave to mix for 30secs then add your tomatoes paste, basil and some seasoning.

note. If you need to heat the sauce before serving the best way is to use a bane marie to stop the sauce separating.


I served the fish and sauce with asparagus, baby sweetcorn and sugar snap peas.

DELICIOUS :friday

 

[foxfish]

Hey tong you should be a chef, sounds great but can I direct you to this http://forums.deeperblue.com/beach-bar/81553-i-hate-sea-bass.html rofl

 

[Tong]

Hey tong you should be a chef, sounds great but can I direct you to this http://forums.deeperblue.com/beach-bar/81553-i-hate-sea-bass.html rofl

I wanted to be a chef when i left school but after 6 months of working in a reastraunt i was fed up with cooking food for strangers all day long and then feeding myself quick and easy rubbish!

And i get annoyed at the whole "sea" thing too, but it was bream i bought from tesco and it was written on the wrapping so must of been stuck in my sub concious

 

[foxfish]

Ok i will give you rep for the edit

 

[devondave]

Hey Tongy , was that a freshwater Bream you used , I thought they were bony and taste of mud .

Lovely recipe though mate .

Regards ,
Dave .

 

[podge]

Nice one Tong, have a little rep
And after such a master piece i take you were duly rewarded with, oh i don't know lets say some chocolate

 

[Tong]

Nice one Tong, have a little rep
And after such a master piece i take you were duly rewarded with, oh i don't know lets say some chocolate

no such luck :head

its our un-official valentines this weekend as were babysitting :vangry

next weekend is official valentines with zorbing a hotel and a few tubs of ben & jerrys :friday