Zander, broad beans, chanterelles, smoked buttermilk broth, dill

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This zander fish dish from Kuba Winkowski uses smoked butter to give the buttermilk broth a smoky flavour, and layers the flavour of dill in a dill oil, dill pesto and delicate dill kopytka (a sort of Polish gnocchi).

First published in 2023

Ingredients

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Zander

  • 1.5kg zander fish, descaled, gutted and cut into 120g skin-on portions

Smoked buttermilk broth

  • 250g of fish stock
  • 20g of dill stalk
  • 65g of butter, smoked
  • 250g of buttermilk
  • 0.5g of xantana
  • 5g of cane sugar
  • 2g of salt

Dill oil

  • 90g of dill, leaves picked
  • 10g of spinach
  • 200g of olive pomace oil

Chanterelle mushrooms

Dill pesto

Broad beans

Dill kopytka

Method

1

Score the skin of the zander fish, and set aside in the fridge until needed

  • 1.5kg zander fish, descaled, gutted and cut into 120g skin-on portions
2

Bring the fish stock to the boil and add the dill stalks. Remove from the heat, cover with cling film, and set aside to cool

3

Once cool, strain out the dill stalks and then return 250g of the stock to the heat

4

Melt the smoked butter for the broth into the 250g of infused stock, but don’t let the stock boil. Add the remaining broth ingredients and then blend everything together until smooth

  • 65g of butter, smoked
  • 250g of buttermilk
  • 0.5g of xantana
  • 5g of cane sugar
  • 2g of salt
5

For the dill oil, place all the ingredients into a blender and then blitz on a high heat until the oil begins to warm and slightly steam

  • 90g of dill, leaves picked
  • 10g of spinach
  • 200g of olive pomace oil
6

Strain the solids through a muslin cloth set in a fine sieve over a bowl

7

Cool the strained oil over an ice bath to help keep it bright green, and then discard the leftover pulp

8

Heat the smoked butter for the mushrooms in a pan and, once melted, add the chanterelles and a pinch of salt. Cover with a lid and cook for 30 seconds, then add the lemon juice. The mushrooms should be bright yellow and not have released any liquid. Set aside

9

For the dill pesto, place the dill, salt, pepper and garlic into a jug blender. Drizzle in the oil with the machine running, and then blend for about one minute or until smooth but not overheated

10

Blanch the broad beans in salted, rapidly boiling water for 1–2 minutes, then refresh in ice cold water

11

Skin the blanched broad beans and set aside

12

Cooked the peeled potatoes in salted water until tender, then drain and pass through a potato ricer

13

Once the potato has cooled, add the remaining ingredients and mix just until smooth (taking care not to over mix)

14

Roll out the dough out into a 1 cm thick log, and then gently flatten it slightly. Cut the log into 1cm long pieces

15

Blanch the gnocchi in salted boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain and then refresh in ice water

16

Once ready to serve, gently warm up the buttermilk broth

17

Heat up a dash of olive oil in a non-stick pan, and season the portions of fish

18

Cook the fish skin-side down until golden brown and crispy, then turn over and cook on the other side. Squeeze over some lemon juice and baste the fish

19

Remove from the pan just before it is fully cooked, as it will continue to cook while resting

20

Warm up the chanterelles, dill kopytka and broad beans with an extra knob of smoked butter, then remove from the heat and mix with the dill pesto. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary

21

Place about 10ml dill oil in the base of four serving jugs (one jug per person)

22

Transfer the mushroom mixture to a bowl and top with the fish. Garnish with more dill, and pour over the broth and dill oil mixture to serve

First published in 2023

From moving to England at twenty-four to attend catering college to being named National Chef of The Year 2019, Kuba Winkowski has rocketed to the top in record time. His cooking is refined, peppered with Polish influences and – most importantly – delicious.

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