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Three fish choucroute with seafood beurre blanc

Bruno Albouze · ♥ 640 likes · 14.2K views · 4 min video

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Ingredients
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Techniques
  • sauerkraut
  • water
  • mussels
Soak the sauerkraut in water to reduce its tang.
  • duck fat
  • shallots
  • black peppercorns
  • herbs
  • white wine
Cook the mussels on high heat five minutes with a dash of duck fat, shallots, black peppercorns, herbs and a splash of white wine. Drain, saving the liquid for the fish fumet.
  • smoked haddock
  • salmon
  • white fish
Skin the smoked haddock, saving the skin, and cut into 50 g portions; skin the salmon and cut 100 g scallopini; cut the white fish into 50 g portions.
Portioning three fish
  • onions
  • garlic
Cook sliced onions and garlic in duck fat until fragrant; add the sauerkraut, the haddock skin, fish fumet and Alsatian white wine.
Cover and bake two hours at 300F, 150C; let cool completely.
  • fish fume
  • boiled potatoes
Peel boiled potatoes and cut into rounds.
Wrap the fish and sauerkraut in plastic wrap into even serving portions; they can be made 24 hours ahead.
Wrapping portions ahead
  • vinegar
  • juniper berries
For the beurre blanc, reduce by two-thirds the white wine, vinegar, shallots, juniper berries, black peppercorns and herbs; add fish fumet and heavy cream and reduce by half.
  • heavy cream
  • butter
Whisk in the butter gradually and constantly; never let it boil, keep it around 122F, 50C.
  • fleur de sel
Brush the fish with duck fat, season with fleur de sel and cook in the oven 18 minutes; coat immediately with beurre blanc.