STELLA ARTOIS UNFILTERED POACHED HALIBUT, MORELS, PURPLE ASPARAGUS, CAVIAR BEURRE BLANC

For the poached halibut

450g halibut loin, skin on

500ml Stella Artois Unfiltered

3 bay leaves

1 cinnamon stick

For the sauteed honey & malt morels

200g morel mushrooms

50g salted butter

40g lavender honey

5g malt extract

1 sprig of thyme

½ clove of garlic

For the purple asparagus fricassee

175g purple asparagus

20ml olive oil

70g garden peas

1 banana shallot

½ sprig of thyme

For the caviar beurre blanc

150ml Stella Artois Unfiltered

70g chardonnay vinegar

370g unsalted butter

30g salmon caviar

30g lumpfish caviar

10g chives

5g lemon juice (to taste)

To garnish

Shaved black truffle

Chive & cornflowers l Wash and gently pat dry the halibut loin. Cut into 2 x 225g portions. Remove the skin and check for bones. In a large, heavy-based pan, add the Stella Artois

Unfiltered, bay leaves and cinnamon stick, Bring to a gentle simmer. Place the halibut loins in the hot liquid, poach for 6 minutes. Remove from the liquid and allow to stand for 1 minute.

Stella Unfiltered Poached Halibut, Morels, Purple Asparagus, Caviar Beurre

Poached Halibut

450g Halibut Loin Skin on

500ml Stella Artois Unfiltered

3 Bay Leaves

1 Cinnamon Stick l In a non-stick frying pan with a touch of oil brought to a high heat, sear the halibut loins in the pan flesh side first. Turn over, place in a pre-heated oven at 180°C 3 minutes. add the olive oil, peas and shallot with the thyme leaves. Gently cook for 4 minutes. Cut the purple asparagus into 3 pieces per spear and add to the pan cook for another minute.

Wash and gently pat dry the halibut loin, cut into portions Remove the skin and check for bones base pan, add the Stella Artois Unfiltered, bay cinnamon stick, bring to a gently simmer, place in the hot liquid, poach for 6 minutes Remove and allow to stand for 1 minute. In a non-stick touch of oil bring to a high heat, sear the halibut flesh side first, turn over, place in a pre-heated minutes

Sauteed Honey & Malt Morels

200g Morel Mushrooms

50g Salted Butter

40g Lavender Honey

5g Malt Extract

1 Sprig of Thyme

½ Clove of Garlic

Purple Asparagus Fricassee

175g Purple Asparagus l Dice the butter and leave at room temperature. Finely chop the chives. In a medium size saucepan, add the Stella Artois Unfiltered and chardonnay vinegar and bring to a gentle simmer. Remove from the heat, add the diced butter bit by bit gently whisking to incorporate. Add the chives and both caviars to the pan, taste, and season with lemon juice.

Wash the morels and trim the bases Finely chop garlic and pick the thyme leaves In a non-stick pan add the butter once foaming add the mushrooms and sauté add the garlic and thyme, cook for 2 minutes add the honey and malt extract and cook down to a glossy sticky glaze

300ml Water

5g Table Salt

20ml Olive Oil l Wash the morels and trim the bases. Finely chop the garlic and pick the thyme leaves. In a non-stick frying pan add the butter. Once foaming add the mushrooms and sauté. Add the garlic and thyme, cook for 2 minutes. Add the honey and malt extract and cook down to a glossy sticky glaze.

70g Garden Peas

1 Banana Shallot

½ Sprig of Thyme l Prep and snap the asparagus, bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil and blanche the asparagus for 2 minutes. Refresh in cold water. Finely dice the shallot. In a small saucepan, l Build the dish, starting with the fricassee then the halibut loin, mushrooms, nappe the caviar beurre blanc and finished with fresh shaved black truffle and edible flowers and herbs.

Prep and snap the asparagus, bring to a rolling water and add the salt, blanch the asparagus and remove from the water, refresh in cold water dice the shallot, In a small sauce pan, add the and shallot with the thyme leaves, gently cook minutes, cut the purple asparagus into 3 piece and add to the pan cook for another minute

Caviar Beurre Blanc

150ml Stella Artois Unfiltered

70g Chardonnay Vinegar

THOMAS

370g Unsalted Butter

LEATHERBARROW

30g Salmon Caviar

30g Lumpfish Caviar

10g Chives

5g Lemon Juice (To Taste)

Garnish

Shaved Black Truffle is the chef and master chocolatier behind TLC Gourmet. See Thomas in the La Española Chefs Theatre

Dice the butter and leave at room temperature the chives In a medium size saucepan, add Unfiltered, chardonnay vinegar bring to a gentle remove from the heat add the diced butter whisking to incorporate add the chives and both the pan lemon juice

Chive & Cornflowers

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Build fricassee then loin, mushrooms, nappe the caviar beurre with fresh shaved black truffle and edible flowers www.tlcgourmet.co.uk

TOM LODGE is chef-patron of The Muddy Toad in Pontypool. See Tom in the La Española Chefs Theatre on Friday 16 June at 4pm