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 35%
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.




