Let’s be completely transparent from the outset: this is not my favorite way to prepare fish. However, I wanted to test a precise method to use rather “cheap” whitefish, which is notoriously prone to over-coagulation, without turning it into a dry, fibrous mass. While the fish itself was an experiment, the accompanying potato dish andContinue reading “Lipid-Poached Pollock with Wild Garlic and Potato Purée”
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High-Energy Surface Dehydration: Crispy Atlantic Wolffish in Clear Tomato Broth
I’ve been experimenting with a batch of tomato essence I whipped up recently, and I was itching to use it as a poaching medium for a solid fish dish. My initial plan was to go with mackerel, but the market had other ideas, and it wasn’t available. I had to “settle” for Wolffish (Steinbeißer). AsContinue reading “High-Energy Surface Dehydration: Crispy Atlantic Wolffish in Clear Tomato Broth”
Scallops with Piment d’Espelette
This recipe takes me back to my time in Belgium. One thing I truly miss about living there, apart from the beer, is the seafood selection. The access to fresh, high-quality North Sea catch was on a completely different level compared to what I find in southern Germany these days. I first put this dishContinue reading “Scallops with Piment d’Espelette”