Pat's kipper capers

2 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Egg yolks; plus 2 eggs
1½ tablespoon Lemon juice
85 grams Melted butter
2 tablespoons Chopped mixed fresh herbs - parsley; coriander and thyme
4 Kippers; skin removed
175 grams Mascarpone
1 pinch Paprika
3 tablespoons Olive oil
1 Leek; washed, well
; drained, chopped
2 Chopped cloves garlic
1 Head broccoli; cut into small
; florets
250 millilitres White wine
1 Chicken stock cube
100 grams American long grain rice
1 large Pinch of turmeric
Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 240c/475f/Gas 9.

1 For the Hollandaise Sauce: Place 2 eggs yolks in a heatproof bowl and sit over a pan of simmering water. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, whisk together, and gradually whisk in the melted butter to make a thick sauce.

2 Stir in 1 tbsp chopped mixed herbs and season. Blitz one kipper and ½ tbsp lemon juice in a food processor until smooth, add 125g/4 1/2oz mascarpone and a pinch of paprika and mix together.

3 Season with pepper, spoon the mixture into a buttered ramekin dish and bake in the oven for 5-6 minutes. Serve on a plate and spoon over a third of the sauce.

4 Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan. Add most of the chopped leek and 1 chopped clove garlic, cook for a minutes and add the broccoli florets. Pour over enough boiling water to cover and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until just tender.

5 Chop the remaining kippers, stir into the mixture with 125ml/4fl oz white wine and stock cube and cook for a further 4-5 minutes.

6 Mix the remaining hollandaise sauce and mascarpone together with 1 tbsp chopped mixed herbs, stir into the soup and season. Serve in bowls.

7 For the Kedgeree: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan. Add the remaining leek and cook for 1-2 minutes.

8 Add the rice, 1 chopped clove garlic and a large pinch of turmeric and cook for 2-3 minutes. Pour in 125ml/4fl oz white wine and 300ml/ ½ pint boiling water and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.

9 Boil two eggs in a pan of boiling water until cooked to taste. When cooked, peel the eggs and cut in half. Pile the kedgeree onto a plate and arrange the boiled eggs on top. Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : Chef - Kevin Woodford

Recipe by: Ready Steady Cook

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