
Confit zander with lentils, BBQ spinach, basil oil and smoked cream
White fish meat has a firm texture and is full of flavor. By brining the fish, the meat remains firm during preparation. The approximate cost price per person is €3.00.Ingredients
1units.itemsPike-perch fillet 120 grams
Sunflower oil
4gFine salt
4gSugar
Spices
100gRed lentils
100gBeluga lentils
100gSmoked bacon
1lChicken stock
90gCarrot
Baharat
60gShallot
500gCream
smoking wood chips
500gSunflower oil
80gChives
100gSpinach
Barbecue pan with holes
Preparation
- Brine the fillet for about 30 minutes in a mixture of fine salt, sugar, and spices (including bay leaf, lime leaf, coriander).
- Rinse clean and pat dry.
- Heat a layer of oil for at least 1 hour at 50°C (make sure the fish has been out of the fridge for at least 1 hour before service, otherwise the oil will cool down too much).
- Place the fish in the oil and cook for about 30 minutes.
- Pan-fry the pike-perch skin-side down.
- Cook the lentils for about 18 minutes in the chicken stock and rinse cold.
- Sauté the bacon, carrot, and shallot in the pan with a little oil and add baharat to taste.
- Mix everything together.
- Cold smoke the cream for about 4 minutes.
- Blend the chives with the sunflower oil for about 5 minutes at 80°C.
- Place in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
- Strain the oil through a muslin cloth.
- Briefly grill the spinach in a perforated barbecue pan on the barbecue.



