Beetroot & potato mash with pike perch
Ingredients
for 4 person
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 200 g | raw beetroots, cut into pieces |
| 800 g | mealy potatoes, cut into pieces |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| 40 g | butter, cut into pieces |
| 2 tbsp | horseradish, grated |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 600 g | skinless pike-perch fillets |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 1 | lemon, use only the juice, set aside 1 tbsp |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 tbsp | butter |
| ½ tbsp | liquid honey |
| 1 | beetroot, sliced |
| 1 tbsp | water |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
How it's done
Beetroot & potato mash
Place a steamer basket into a wide-bottomed pan, fill with water until it is just below the bottom of the basket, add the beetroot, cover and cook over a medium heat for approx. 10 mins. Add the potatoes, season with salt, cover and cook for approx. 30 mins. until soft. Pass the vegetables through a food mill. Gradually add the butter and horseradish, stirring until the mash has the desired consistency and is smooth and light.
Pike perch
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the pike perch fillets in batches for approx. 4 mins. on each side, season, drizzle with lemon juice and oil.
Caramelized beetroot
Heat the butter and honey in a frying pan, add the beetroot and water, cover and simmer for approx. 30 mins., turning the beetroot occasionally. Add the reserved lemon juice, season.
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