Grilled Herring with Braised Lentils and Mustard Seed Sau

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8 groß. Herring fillets

BRAISED LENTILS

50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter

25 g (1 oz) carrot, finely diced

25 g (1 oz) onion, finely diced

25 g (1 oz) leek, finely diced

1 klein. Garlic clove, crushed

100 g (4 oz) green lentils

- lentilles de Puys

450 ml (15 fl oz) Chicken Stock

- see recipe

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

MUSTARD SEED SAUCE

2 Shallots, finely chopped

1 Celery stick, chopped

1/2 Leek, chopped

1 Bay leaf

50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter

300 ml (10 fl oz) dry white wine

600 ml (1 pint) Fish Stock

- see recipe

300 ml (10 fl oz) double cream

2 TL Meaux grain mustard

- more to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 200 C / 400 F / gas 6 and butter and season a small flameproof baking tray.

to cook the lentils, melt thebutter in a small ovenproof braising pan. Add the diced vegetables and garlic and cook for a few minutes. Add the lentils, stirring well. Cover with the stock and bring to the simmer. Cover with a lid and braise in the pre-heated oven for about 30-35 minutes until the lentils are tender and all the stock has been absorbed. Make sure they are tender before taking them from the oven. Season with salt and pepper.

To make the sauce, sweat the vegetables and bay leaf in the butter for a few minutes. Add the white wine and boil to reduce until almost dry. Add the fish stock and continü to boil until reduced by three-quarters. Pour on the cream and cook slowlyuntil the sauce is thick enough to coat the backof a spoon. Strain though a fine sieve. Stir in the mustard a teaspoon at a time until the right tase is achieved, mustardy but not overpowering.

To cook the herring fillets, place them on to a greased baking tray and brush with butter. Cook under the hot grill for about 5-6 minutes. As soon as the fillets have coloured they will be ready to serve.

To serve, spoon the lentils on to the centre of four hot plates, pour the mustard sauce around and sit the fillets on top of the lentils. The dish is now complete! SOURCE: Gary Rhodes - Rhodes around Britain published by BBC Books, 1994 ISBN 0-563-36440-8

shared by Petra from Hamburg, Germany


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