CABBAGE PESTO, STEAMED TURBOT AND LINCOLNSHIRE POTATO ROYAL
Ingredients
- 1 hipsi cabbage
- 4 large portions turbot
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 30g/1oz pine nuts
- toasted
- 30g/1oz parmesan
- 200ml/7fl oz olive oil
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 500g/1lb 2oz Lincolnshire baby potatoes
- 500g/1lb 2oz Lincolnshire Poacher cheese
- 1 tbsp crème frâiche
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 25g/1oz butter
- 50g/1¾oz chickweed
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Separate the cabbage heart by removing the looser leaves from the outer layers but leaving the tighter centre leaves attached to the stem. Bring a large pan of water to the boil
- add the outer cabbage leaves and cook until tender. Remove with a slotted spoon into a bowl of iced water to refresh. Return the water to the boil and cook the centre leaves until tender then drain and refresh in iced water.
- Line a baking tray with a large piece of buttered greaseproof paper
- season the turbot and place on the paper. Fold the paper over like a parcel and carefully turn it over so the join is at the bottom. Place in the oven and cook for 7-8 minutes until the fish is just cooked through.
- Put the large blanched cabbage leaves
- pine nuts
- parmesan and oil in a blender
- pulse until smooth then season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and lemon juice.
- Meanwhile
- cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water then drain well and peel. In a small pan
- melt the Poacher cheese with the crème frâiche. Coat the potatoes in the melted cheese and check the seasoning. Cut the blanched cabbage centre into quarters. Melt a little butter in a pan and fry the cabbage until it starts to colour.
- To serve
- place the cabbage on a plate and top with a portion of turbot. Arrange the potatoes around the fish
- spoon over the cabbage pesto and garnish with the chickweed.

