Marble Catfish with Fish Potato Purée and Marinade

Main Dishes | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

45 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Marble catfish served with fish potato purée and a delicious marinade.

Ingredients

Scorpion fish fillet - 2 pieces
Olive Oil - 3 spoons
Butter - 4.6 oz
Potato - 10.6 oz
Cod fillet - 3.5 oz
Carrot - 5.3 oz
Shallot - 2.6 oz
Tomatoes - 2.6 oz
Clove - 1 piece
Star anise - 1 piece
Bay leaf - 1 piece
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

For the puree, boil the potatoes. Poach the cod fillets in salted water. Mash the potatoes and incorporate the cod segments and 100 g of butter while mashing. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 2

For the marinade, cut young carrots into julienne, which means into fine strips.

Step 3

Sauté together with finely chopped shallots in olive oil, adding cloves, star anise, and bay leaves (which can also be lightly toasted in a dry skillet beforehand).

Step 4

In a separate skillet, sauté peeled and diced tomatoes in olive oil; then strain through a sieve to remove the seeds.

Step 5

Transfer the tomatoes to the onions and carrots (remove the cloves, star anise, and bay leaf) and simmer for about ten minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 6

Heat olive oil in a skillet. Place the catfish fillet skin-side down in the hot skillet. Cook until done, being careful not to disturb the fish too much—just gently shake the skillet or move the fillet slightly to prevent sticking. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Three minutes before removing from the heat, place a 15-gram cube of butter on top. Serve the fried catfish with mashed potatoes and a marinade, which can be drizzled over the fish or served alongside it.