Do you know macadamia nuts are produced in Tasmania? I didn’t, however I came upon once I visted Tasmania and had blue eye trevalla (an area fish) with macadamia butter and broccolini at restaurant Aløft. I actually favored the mix, so I made a decision to make one thing related at house. Blue eye trevalla is just not out there right here, however I assumed it was fairly just like cod, and so that’s what I used. This dish will work nicely with any white fish. Halibut or sea bass are additionally nice choices, or sea bass ready sous vide on this method. The mixture of the creamy, salty, and lemony macademias with the crispy broccolini and tender succulent fish is great.
Components
Serves 4
- 600 grams (1.3 lbs) cod or different white fish, in 4 parts
- 300 grams (.66 lb) broccolini (referred to as brassica in Australia)
- 100 grams (2/3 cup) macademia nuts
- grated zest of 1/2 lemon
- 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt and freshly floor white pepper
- olive oil
- clarified butter
- flour for dusting the fish
Directions
Salt the fish a minimum of an hour upfront, so the salt has the prospect to penetrate into the fish.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
To make the macadamia butter, mix the macadamias in a blender with the lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Mix to show this into macadamia butter, including heat water as wanted to get the proper texture. Style and regulate the seasoning with salt and freshly floor white pepper. Switch the macadamia butter right into a saucepan to warmth it up over low warmth, stirring.
Mud the pores and skin facet of the fish with flour.
Fry the fish on the pores and skin facet solely in clarified butter or olive oil over excessive warmth.
As soon as the pores and skin is golden brown and crispy, switch to a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Use an instantaneous learn thermometer with a probe, and insert it such that the tip of the probe is within the middle of one of many items of fish.
Bake the fish till it has a core temperature of 50C/122F.
Within the meantime, blanch the stalks of the broccolini for two minutes. A excessive slender pot works finest for this, as you need to hold the tops out of the boiling water.
Brush a griddle plan with olive oil and warmth it up nicely. Grill the broccolini till there are good grill marks on each side.
Serve the fish on prime of some macadamia butter with the broccolini on the facet, on preheated plates.
Wine pairing
This works nicely with a variety of dry white wines, so long as they’ve sufficient physique to work with the macadamia and lemon butter.
