Perch with spring onion mash
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 3 | spring onions incl. greens, cut into thin rings, a few greens set aside |
| ¼ tsp | sugar |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 1 kg | mealy potatoes, cut into approx. 2 cm pieces |
| salted water, boiling | |
| 1 ½ dl | milk, hot |
| 50 g | butter, soft |
| salt and pepper to taste |
| ½ bunch | dill, finely chopped |
| 1 | organic lemon, use a little grated zest and 2 tbsp of juice |
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| oil for frying | |
| 500 g | skinned perch fillets |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
How it's done
Onions
Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onions, sauté for approx. 5 mins. Add the sugar and salt, continue to cook for approx. 5 mins. until the onions caramelize.
Potatoes
Cook the potatoes, uncovered, in simmering salted water for approx. 30 mins. until very soft. Drain the water, allow the residual moisture on the potatoes to evaporate by shaking the pan on the switched-off hob. Press the potatoes through a food mill or mash them with a potato masher. Stir in the milk and butter, season. Mix in the caramelized onions.
Vinaigrette
Place the dill in a small bowl along with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, add the reserved onion greens, whisk together.
Fish
Heat a dash of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Season the fish fillets, fry in batches for approx. 1 min. on each side. Remove, serve with the mash. Drizzle the vinaigrette on top.
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