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Chermoula swordfish with boulangere potatoes recipe
- Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients
Allow one 150g fillet of firm-fleshed white fish per person.
Chermoula (Moroccan spice paste)
10 peeled red shallots (eschalots), finely sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 hot de-seeded chillies, chopped
½ cup coriander leaves, chopped
½ cup mint leaves, chopped
¼ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons turmeric
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 preserved lemon, rind only, chopped
1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, toasted and ground
200ml extra virgin olive oil
Boulangere potatoes
1kg desiree potatoes, peeled
300 ml chicken stock
4 teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground white pepper
200g butter, cut into small squares
Silicon or baking paper
Non-stick spray
2 trays, exactly the same size, for baking
Aluminium foil
Herb salad
10 shallots, sliced into rings
Cornflour
1 bunch of chervil, leaves only
1 bunch of coriander, leaves only
3 stems of mint, leaves only
Green oil
4 stems English spinach
1 bunch flat leaf parsley, leaves only
300ml extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Chermoula (Moroccan spice paste)
Mix ingredients in a blender until combined and refrigerate in a sealed container.
Boulangere potatoes
Spray one baking tin with non-stick spray and line with silicon paper.
Slice potatoes thinly and place a thin layer on the silicon paper. Add a little chicken stock, salt and pepper, then another layer of potato, a few knobs of butter, stock, salt and pepper. Repeat this process until all the potato is used.
Cover with baking paper, wrap in foil and bake at 180c for 3 hours.
Remove from oven, cool and place the second tray on top of the covered potato.
Place a heavy weight in the second tray and refrigerate the trays overnight.
The following day, turn out and cut the potato into rectangular wedges, about 10 x 5 cm each.
Herb salad
Peel and dice the shallots, dust with cornflour and deep fry quickly until crisp. Drain.
Place the herbs in a bowl with a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and garnish with the fried shallots. Season to taste.
Green oil
Put olive oil into a blender. Add the spinach and parsley and blend into a green puree. Strain overnight through a fine filter.
To serve
Deep fry the potato wedges in olive oil and place on a baking tray. Place fish fillets on an oven tray and spoon over the chermoula.
Bake the potato and fish in a pre-heated moderate oven (180 degrees) for 15 minutes.
Place potato in the middle of a plate and place fish on top.
Garnish with herb salad and drizzle with the green spinach and parsley oil.
Note:
If including the potatoes, it is best to prepare them one day ahead. The green oil is also best prepared a day earlier.
If you enjoyed this Chermoula swordfish with boulangere potatoes recipe then browse more Moroccan recipes, seafood recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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