Spanish Mackerel au Vin Blanc with Carrot Mousseline and Lettuce-Wrapped Tartar with Caviar

Ingredients

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Method

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Cheesy Summary

Spanish mackerel prepared two ways: lightly poached mackerel with pickled vegetables and a lettuce-wrapped mackerel tartar, served with carrot mousseline, lettuce puree, white wine gelee, caviar, lemon confit, creme fraiche, and herbs.

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Components

• Poached mackerel and pickled vegetables
• White wine gelee
• Carrot mousseline
• Lettuce puree
• Mackerel tartar wrapped in Bibb lettuce
• Caviar, creme fraiche, lemon confit, and herb garnish

Poached Mackerel and Pickled Vegetables

Ingredients

• 1 Spanish mackerel, about 3 to 4 pounds
• 2 3/4 cups white wine
• 1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
• 1 sachet with coriander seed, black peppercorn, and tarragon
• 1/4 cup small-diced red onion
• 3 tablespoons thin red onion slices
• 1/4 cup small-diced leek, white and light green parts
• 3 tablespoons thin leek diamonds
• 1/4 cup small-diced carrot
• 3 tablespoons thin carrot discs

Method

1. Fillet the mackerel and reserve the bones, head, and tail for the poaching liquid.
2. Rinse the bones/head/tail in cold water.
3. Trim belly meat from the fillets.
4. Cut the thicker fillet portions into diamond-shaped pieces and lightly score the skin.
5. Remove skin from the remaining flesh and reserve that meat chilled for tartar.
6. Combine the bones, head, tail, water, wine, vinegar, sachet, and small-diced onion/leek/carrot in a saucepan.
7. Simmer gently, skimming as needed, to make a light poaching liquid.
8. Strain and reserve the liquid. Hold back 1/2 cup for the gelee.
9. Arrange the mackerel diamonds in a shallow heatproof dish.
10. Briefly simmer the sliced red onion, leek diamonds, and carrot discs in the poaching liquid.
11. Pour the hot liquid and vegetables over the mackerel.
12. Let stand briefly, then chill the fish in the liquid.

White Wine Gelee

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup reserved mackerel poaching liquid
• 1 gram vegetable gelatin / carrageenan

Method

1. Warm the reserved poaching liquid.
2. Whisk in the vegetable gelatin until fully dispersed.
3. Set in a shallow container.
4. Chill until firm, then cut or spoon as needed for plating.

Carrot Mousseline

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 cup small-diced carrot
• 1/4 cup fresh carrot juice
• 1 small piece peeled ginger
• Freshly ground cumin, small pinch
• Salt

Method

1. Sweat the carrot gently in butter with the ginger.
2. Add carrot juice and cook until the carrot is very tender.
3. Remove the ginger if desired.
4. Blend smooth and season with cumin and salt.
5. Hold warm or rewarm gently for service.

Lettuce Puree

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• 2 ounces peeled, diced russet potato
• 2 1/2 ounces small-diced onion
• Salt
• 2 heads Bibb lettuce

Method

1. Sweat the onion and potato in grapeseed oil with a little salt.
2. Cook until the potato is tender.
3. Add cleaned Bibb lettuce leaves and wilt quickly.
4. Blend into a smooth green puree.
5. Adjust seasoning and hold for plating.

Mackerel Tartar

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 ounces skinless, boneless mackerel fillet, reserved from above
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh wasabi
• Salt
• Freshly ground white pepper
• 8 blanched Bibb lettuce leaves

Method

1. Finely dice the reserved mackerel.
2. Season with lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, fresh wasabi, salt, and white pepper.
3. Wrap small portions of tartar in blanched Bibb lettuce leaves.
4. Keep chilled until plating.

To Finish

Ingredients

• 8 tarragon leaves
• 1/4 cup micro celery leaves
• 1/4 cup golden osetra caviar
• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 24 lemon confit strips
• 24 small romaine lettuce leaves, cut into short spears

Method

1. Plate the carrot mousseline, lettuce puree, poached mackerel, pickled vegetables, and white wine gelee.
2. Add the lettuce-wrapped tartar.
3. Garnish with caviar, creme fraiche, lemon confit, tarragon, micro celery, and romaine spears.

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