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Sea bass with shellfish and wild mushroom broth

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 4
From Saturday Kitchen
Sea bass served in a rich mushroom and shellfish broth. In French they refer to this as sauce of the land and sea - ‘terre et mer’. They complement each other very well.

Method


  1. For the mushroom stock, heat the oil in a large pan. Cook the shallot and garlic until soft, add the mushroom and turn up the heat. Mix in the curry powder. Cook for a minute then add the thyme and stock. Bring to the boil then simmer for 30 minutes. Take off the heat. Allow to infuse for 30 minutes then pass through a fine cloth into a clean pan. Heat until reduced in volume to about 250ml/9fl oz and a rich mushroom flavour is achieved.

  2. For the shellfish stock, discard any open shellsfish that do not close when given a sharp tap. Heat a large, lidded pan and add the shellfish, wine and water. Cover with the lid, shake the pan and cook for 3 minutes, or until the shells open and a good amount of stock has formed. Pour into a large strainer over a bowl. Allow to drain. Discard any shells which have not opened.

  3. When cooled pick the meat from the shells into a clean bowl and set aside. Strain the stock through a fine sieve and then through a fine wet cloth or mesh to make sure there is no sand or grit.

  4. Heat the stock in a pan over a high heat until it is reduced in volume to about 250ml/9fl oz and has a strong shellfish flavour. Set aside.

  5. For the vegetables, heat half the butter in a pan and cook the wild mushrooms gently until tender.

  6. Blanch the turnip tops in boiling water for a few seconds. Pat dry. Heat the remaining butter in a clean pan and cook the turnip until tender. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice.

  7. For the sea bass, heat a frying pan and add the oil. Once hot add the fish skin side down. Cook on each side for 2 minutes. Remove from the pan and allow to rest.

  8. Mix the mushroom and shellfish stocks to make a broth. Add the mushrooms, the meat from the shellfish and the fregola.

  9. To serve divide the broth between serving bowls. Dress with the turnip tops and add a piece of sea bass.

Ingredients

For the mushroom stock

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 banana shallot, finely chopped
  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • 150g/5½oz chestnut mushrooms
  • pinch madras curry powder
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 500ml/18fl oz light chicken stock

For the shellfish stock

  • 100g/3½oz mussels, cleaned
  • 100g/3½oz cockles, cleaned
  • 100ml/3½fl oz white wine
  • 100ml/3½fl oz mineral water

For the sea bass

  • 1 wild sea bass (2-3 kg/4lb 6oz - 6lb 8oz), scaled, cleaned, filleted, deboned and portioned

For the vegetables

  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 120g/4oz mixed wild mushrooms (girolle, pied de mouton, pied bleu), trimmed
  • 4 bunches turnip tops (turnip greens)
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • 100g/3½oz fregola, cooked until al dente

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