TEA-SMOKED HADDOCK WITH HERB GNOCCHI
TEA-SMOKED HADDOCK WITH HERB GNOCCHI
TEA-SMOKED HADDOCK WITH HERB GNOCCHI

Ingredients
  • 2 tea bags
  • split
  • tea removed
  • bags discarded
  • 55g/2oz soft brown sugar
  • 55g/2oz long grain rice
  • 300g/11oz undyed haddock
  • 75g/3oz butter
  • 75ml/3fl oz water
  • 110g/4oz plain flour
  • 55g/2oz runner beans
  • blanched and very finely chopped
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped
  • fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped
  • fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped
  • fresh chives
  • 150ml/6fl oz fish stock
  • 75ml/3fl oz double cream
  • 55g/2oz green beans
  • blanched and chopped
  • 1 tomato
  • finely chopped
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • For the haddock
  • mix together the tea
  • sugar and rice in a bowl.
  • Line a large
  • wide
  • deep saucepan with foil and add the rice mixture.
  • Place another sheet of foil over the tea mixture and place the fish on top. Put a lid on the saucepan. Place on a high heat and cook for ten minutes
  • until cooked through. NB: Tea-smoking gnerates a lot of smoke. Be sure that you open the windows and get as much ventilation as you can.
  • For the gnocchi
  • place the butter and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil
  • then add the flour
  • beating with a wooden spoon until smooth
  • then remove from the heat.
  • Transfer the gnocchi mixture to a clean bowl and add the eggs
  • herbs and beans
  • stiring throughly to combine.
  • Spoon the gnocchi mixture into a piping bag and pipe out onto a clean
  • floured surface into a long sausage. Then cut into 5cm/2in pieces..
  • Fill a saucepan with boiling water and add some salt. Once the water is boiling add the gnocchi and cook for five minutes
  • or until it is floating on the surface
  • then remove with a slotted spoon
  • and drain on kitchen paper.
  • Meanwhile
  • for the sauce
  • mix the stock and cream together in a saucepan and simmer till the liquid has reduced by half. Add the chopped beans and diced tomato to the sauce
  • to taste
  • and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve
  • stir the gnocchi into the sauce and pour onto a serving plate. Carefully remove the haddock and place on top.