Roast Whole Turbot Recipes
Rinse the turbot under cold running water then pat dry with kitchen paper.
Roast whole turbot recipes. To roast the turbot. Gut scale and remove the fins from the whole turbot. Back when i was a young commis chef it was a lot cheaper. Pour the champagne over the fish and place in the preheated oven to cook for 30 minutes.
Finely slice all the vegetables and lemon and spread on a roasting tray strew the herbs over the vegetables and lay the fish on top. Melt 60g 2 oz of the butter in a small saucepan and gently cook the vegetables for about 4. L can still remember these massive whole turbot the size of a small child arriving into the kitchen sticking out of styrofoam boxes. Pre heat the oven to 180c.
Baking or roasting turbot whole is one of the best if not the best way of cooking this deluxe fish. Drizzle over the oil season well and turn to coat thoroughly. Wild turbot can be ridiculously expensive up to 25 euro a kilo for fillets. Place the turbot on top of the vegetables and nestle it down so that there are veg under around and on top of it.
Blanch the fennel and potato slices in the water for 3 minutes remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a shallow roasting tin large enough to hold the fish comfortably. Tuck in the bay leaves and thyme dot with the butter and roast for 40 minutes until the vegetables are softened and beginning to brown. Remove the dish from the oven. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil.
Ingredients 1 whole 4lb ish 1 5kg 2kg turbot 6 sprigs of rosemary sea salt pepper 2 fl oz 75ml cider vinegar 3 fl oz 100ml good olive oil. Cooking turbot whole with the bones is always preferable as it adds flavour to the fish. Heat the oven to 180 c 160 c fan gas 4. Cover with tin foil halfway through cooking if the fish is starting to dry out.
Sprinkle a large baking tray with olive oil and place the fish into the tray. The only stumbling block can be the price. Vicky wasik grilled whole turbot is a mainstay on the spanish basque coast particularly in the fishing village of getaria which is famous for the seafood that arrives at the docks from the bay of biscay and the region s bright energetic white wine txakoli you may also hear it called txakolina a flat fish with very high amounts of natural gelatin turbot is well suited for. Salt seals in moisture making it an excellent way to bake turbot making the fish succulent but not salty.
Roast in the oven for 30 35 minutes until the flesh has turned opaque and flakes from the bone when tested at the thickest part of the fish.