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    Salmon Trout

    With Potato Chips and Smoked Beetroot by Stefan Heilemann

Salmon Trout

1 salmon trout (approx. 1.5kg)

100g coarse sea salt

60g sugar

5g black pepper

Preparation:

Fillet the rainbow trout and remove the skin. Make a marinade using coarse sea salt, sugar, and pepper. Let the fish marinate for 20 minutes, then wash it thoroughly. Cut the fish into portions of 60g. Place them on a tray and cover with foil. Cook at 38°C for one hour. Season the fish lightly and serve immediately.

BBQ Beetroot Puree: 

  • 4 large beetroots
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Preparation:

Grill the beetroots with their skins on a charcoal grill for about two hours. Peel the beetroots, cut them into small pieces, and blend them with red wine vinegar and a little olive oil until smooth. Season the finished beetroot puree with salt and pepper.

Beurre Blanc: 

  • 100g shallots
  • 100g fennel
  • 100g leeks
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 300ml white wine
  • 300ml Noilly Prat
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 200ml milk
  • 200ml cream
  • 3 sprigs of dill
  • 3 sprigs of tarragon
  • 100g butter
  • 3 tbsp sour cream
  • 100g smoked trout
  • A little tarragon vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper

Preparation: 

  • Sauté the shallots, fennel, leeks, mushrooms, garlic cloves, and bay leaves over low heat in a bit of butter without browning them.
  • Deglaze with white wine and Noilly Prat and reduce by half.
  • Add chicken stock, milk, and cream, and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Add dill and tarragon, then let it steep for another 10 minutes before straining.
  • Blend the butter, sour cream, and smoked trout with an immersion blender, then strain again.
  • Season with tarragon vinegar, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper.

Potato Chips: 

  • Small waxy potatoes

  • Sunflower oil

  • Salt

Preparation:

Slice the potatoes thinly and briefly rinse in cold water to remove the starch. Fry in cold sunflower oil over medium heat until golden brown. Season with salt.

Pickled Beetroot:

  • 1-2 beetroots (depending on size)
  • 200ml white wine vinegar
  • 100ml water
  • 20g sugar
  • 10g salt

Preparation: 

  • Slice the beetroots and cut them into rounds.
  • Prepare the pickling liquid by boiling the white wine vinegar, water, sugar, and salt.
  • Pour the hot liquid over the beetroots.

Beetroot Base:

  • 1 liter beetroot juice
  • 100g bacon
  • 200g finely chopped shallots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3g black peppercorns
  • 3g coriander seeds
  • 5g caraway seeds
  • Cornstarch

Preparation: 

  • Reduce all the ingredients to 400ml.
  • Bind with cornstarch and strain.

Beetroot Vinaigrette: 

  • 350ml of prepared beetroot base
  • 50ml sunflower oil
  • 20ml hazelnut oil
  • 90ml red wine vinegar
  • Salt, sugar

Preparation:

Emulsify the beetroot base with sunflower oil, hazelnut oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and sugar in a blender.

Decoration: 

  • Fresh herbs (tarragon, chervil, dill, watercress, frisée)
  • Edible flowers
  • Trout roe
  • Raw beetroot
  • Chioggia beetroot
  • Beetroot leaves
  • Mini fennel

Plating:

Place the salmon trout on the plate, combining it with BBQ beetroot puree, potato chips, and pickled beetroot. Drizzle with the beetroot vinaigrette and decorate.

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