
Brandade of cod and fennel-orange salad with umami paste
Creamy cod brandade with a fresh salad and a hint of umami paste for a refined taste experience.Umami is a powerful natural flavor that boosts dishes without adding salt. The umami paste is made from seaweed, soy sauce, cider vinegar, salt, rice flour, and shiitake. Recipe for 4 people.Ingredients
20Milk
200gcod
3units.itemsPotatoes
1units.itemsFennel
1units.itemsOrange
1units.itemsGarlic clove
1units.itemsLemon
1units.itemsSprig of thyme
1units.itemsBay leaf
Olive oil
Pepper and salt
4units.itemsSlices of toast
20gUmami paste
Preparation
- Marinate the fish with 5 grams of umami paste and the juice of half a lemon. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Infuse garlic, thyme, and bay leaf in olive oil.
- Peel the potatoes, cut them into small cubes, and cook them for 10 minutes in a pan of water starting from boiling point. Drain after cooking and set aside.
- Rinse the fish. Heat the milk in a saucepan and add the skinned cod. Cook for 5 minutes from boiling point, then drain. Reserve the cooking milk for the rest of the recipe.
- Mix the potatoes and fish, then alternately add the oil and warm milk, finishing with lemon juice to loosen the brandade.
- Finely chop the fennel and set aside.
- Peel the orange and remove the segments.
- Mix orange and fennel, season with 5 grams of umami paste and lemon juice.
- Season the brandade by adding 10 grams of umami paste.
- Make a quenelle of the brandade and serve on a slice of toast with the fennel-orange salad on the side.

