Red mullet / Asparagus / Meunière sauce

Chef Catarina Correia

Tomate

4 person/people

Ingredients:

Bream

  • 4 Red mullet fillets
  • Salt to taste

Red mullet stock

  • 100 g Mirepoix
  • 500 gr Cleaned and bled red mullet carcasses

Red mullet sauce

  • 1 litre Red mullet stock
  • 1 lt Bean cooking liquid with 500 gr of cooked beans
  • 500 ml Water from shellfish
  • 5 Shallot

Asparagus purée

  • 1 kg green asparagus
  • 100 gr boiled waxy potatoes
  • Cream to taste
  • salt to taste

Asparagus salad

  • 115 g diced guanciale
  • 15 g Butter
  • 450 gr baby asparagus, trimmed and cut
  • 200 g Leeks (white part only), sliced
  • 2 Chopped garlic cloves
  • 4 gr orange zest
  • 10 g spicy sauce
  • 1 Lemon, zested
  • 30 g toasted pine nuts

Cocoa and garlic soil

  • 100 g butter
  • 100 g brown sugar
  • 100 g almond flour
  • 90 gr T55 flour
  • 20 g cocoa
  • 2.5 g salt to taste
  • 30 gr brunoised garlic
  • 30 g brunoiseshallot
  • Olive oil to taste

Preparation:

Red mullet 
1 - Season the red mullet with fine salt and a drizzle of olive oil
2 - Cook for 30 seconds on each side under the salamander and finish by searing the skin with a blowtorch

Red mullet stock
1 – Caramelise the mirepoix
2 – Add the bones and allow to caramelise thoroughly
3 – Cover with water, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 1 hour. Strain 

Red mullet sauce
1 - Thinly slice the shallot and sweat it
2 - Add the stocks and simmer gently until the desired consistency is reached
3 - Strain through a cheesecloth and adjust the seasoning 

Asparagus purée
1 – Remove the toughest part of the asparagus and grill in the Josper
2 – Blend in the Thermomix with the potato until you have a smooth purée (add cream if necessary)
3 – Pass through a sieve and adjust the seasoning

Asparagus salad
1 - Sauté the guanciale until crispy
2 - Add the butter
3 - Add the chopped asparagus and leek and sauté
4 - Add the garlic, lemon and orange zest, parsley and pine nuts; sauté and adjust the seasoning

Cocoa and garlic
1 - Beat the butter and sugar with a whisk until creamy.
2 - Add the dry ingredients and mix.
3 - Bake at 170ºC for 17 minutes. Leave to cool and pulse briefly in the Thermomix
4 - Sauté the shallot and garlic in olive oil.
5 - Add the crumble and sauté. Drain on kitchen paper

I believe that healthy eating is essential for our well-being and should be a natural and balanced part of our daily lives.
I draw a great deal of inspiration from the principles of the Mediterranean diet, which emphasises fresh, seasonal and minimally processed foods. Simple choices show that it is possible to enjoy tasty, nutritious meals whilst respecting the ingredients and their essence.

Chef Catarina Correia

Chef  Catarina Correia
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