Pan-fried Fjord Trout with white bean purée and garlic crisps

by Daniel Galmiche
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60 minutes

Ingredients

Fjord trout

  • 4 trout fillets, each weighing 150g
  • 40g of unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

White bean purée

  • 150g of dried butterbeans, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
  • 1 carrot, peeled
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp of flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 1 lime, juiced and finely zested

Garlic crisps

  • 4 garlic cloves, large, thinly sliced
  • 100ml of full-fat milk
  • 3 tbsp of plain flour
  • sunflower oil, for deep-frying
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

To serve

  • 8 garlic cloves
  • dandelion leaves
  • nigella seed sprouts
  • watercress

Method

1
To make the white bean purée, put the soaked butterbeans in a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface. Add the carrot, shallot and garlic, turn the heat down to a simmer, partially cover and cook for 40 minutes until tender
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 150g of dried butterbeans, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
  • 1 carrot, peeled
  • 1 shallot
2
While the beans are cooking, make the garlic crisps. Heat enough sunflower oil to deep-fry the garlic to 160°C, or until a cube of bread browns in 45 seconds
  • sunflower oil, for deep-frying
3
Bring the milk to a gentle boil in a small saucepan, add the sliced garlic and blanch for 2–3 minutes until softened slightly but not breaking up. Remove and pat dry with kitchen paper, discarding the milk
  • 100ml of full-fat milk
  • 4 garlic cloves, large, thinly sliced
4
Lightly dust the garlic in the flour, then drop a few slices at a time into the hot oil and fry for 2–3 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper, season with salt and leave to one side
  • 3 tbsp of plain flour
  • sea salt
5
Peel the 8 whole garlic cloves and blanch in a small saucepan of boiling water for 4–8 minutes until softened. Drain then refresh in cold water. Pat dry with kitchen paper
  • 8 garlic cloves
6
Season the skin of the trout with salt and pepper. Heat a lidded, non-stick, frying pan over a high heat. Add the butter and olive oil, and when the butter is foaming, add the trout, skin-side down and cook for 3–5 minutes until the skin is crisp and golden
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 4 trout fillets, each weighing 150g
  • 40g of unsalted butter
  • pepper
  • salt
7
Turn the heat down to medium-low, add the blanched garlic cloves, partially cover with a lid and cook for 3–4 minutes. Remove the lid, turn the fish over and cook for a further 2–3 minutes until just cooked through
8
Meanwhile, strain the beans, reserving 3–4 tablespoons of the cooking liquid, then discard the carrot, shallot and garlic. Put the beans in a blender with 3 tablespoons of the reserved cooking liquor and blend to a smooth purée
9
Add the extra virgin olive oil and blend once more, adding the remaining cooking liquid if the purée is too thick. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then stir in the parsley, half the lime zest and all the lime juice
  • 1/2 lime, juiced and finely zested
  • 1 tbsp of flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
10
Serve the trout with the white bean purée and the buttery garlic and pan juices spooned over the top. Arrange the dandelion leaves, nigella sprouts and watercress around the plate, sprinkle with the garlic chips and the remaining lime zest and serve
  • 1/2 lime, juiced and finely zested
  • watercress
  • dandelion leaves
  • nigella seed sprouts