Grilled hammour with spinach, mushroom and bell peppers
August 1 - 7, 2007
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Recipe is provided by Joseph Keetikal, Sous Chef of the Overlook Café of The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa
Ingredients (Serves four) Hammour fillet, skinless 4x160gm Clove of garlic, peeled, chopped 10gm Crushed black pepper 6gm Spinach 80gm Nutmeg 2gm Bell pepper (Red, Green, and Yellow) 30gm each Cepes mushroom 65gm Kalamata olives, deseeded and sliced 60gm Crushed black pepper 4gm Garlic, peeled, chopped 10gm Extra Virgin Olive Oil 15ml
For Sauce: Wild rocket leaves 30gm Fish stock 150ml Cream 60ml Butter 45gm Salt to taste Black crushed pepper to taste
For Onion Confit: Red onion, peeled & wedges 20gm Bay leaves 3gm Butter 45gm Extra Virgin Olive oil 20ml Red wine 30ml Balsamic vinegar 15ml Orange juice 30ml Brown sugar 30gm Salt to taste
For Tomato Salsa: Ripe tomatoes, skinned, diced 1”cm 60gm Clove of garlic, peeled, chopped 5gm Basil leaves, chopped 2gm Extra Virgin Olive oil 3ml Dried oregano 1gm Salt & pepper to taste
Method: Marinate whole peppers with olive oil and salt. Preheat oven at 240C and roast the peppers for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover with cling film to cool it down. Peel off the skin from the flesh discarding the seeds. Cut them into thin strips. Saute the peppers in a non stick pan with olive oil, garlic and olives. Check for seasoning. Slice the cepes mushroom and sauté with garlic and olive oil. Heat a non stick pan; add shallots, olive oil and garlic. Add the mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Add spinach and sweat for 2 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. Remove the mushroom and spinach and keep to one side. Reduce the fish stock, add cream, and reduce this into ?. Add rocket leaves and blend it into a fine sauce. Strain the sauce using cheese cloth. Reheat and add butter, adjust the seasoning. Start preparing the onion confit by cleaning the red onions, keeping the stem intact and cut them into quarters. In a pan melt butter with Olive oil and add in the onions. Top the onions with brown sugar, salt and bay leaves. Cook it till its golden in color. Later add the red wine, orange juice and a bit of Balsamic Vinegar. Keep this on a slow reduction till all the flavors have been incorporated in the onions. In the onion confit add dried cherry tomatoes. Cut the fish into 3 slices and season with salt and black pepper, brush with olive oil, grill to 2-3 minutes on both side until cooked. For salsa, in a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and check seasoning. Place the onion confit on the plate with one slice of fish with spinach and mushrooms; arrange the fish into individual layers with bell peppers and olives. Lay the last slice of fish on the vegetables and top one spoon of the tomato salsa. Swirl some rocket sauce on the side with some balsamic olive oil. Garnish the dish with mixed green herbs tossed in Balsamic, olive oil and seasoned, with a crispy carrot stick top.