Best Whole Turbot Recipes
Vicky wasik grilled whole turbot is a mainstay on the spanish basque coast particularly in the fishing village of getaria which is famous for the seafood that arrives at the docks from the bay of biscay and the region s bright energetic white wine txakoli you may also hear it called txakolina a flat fish with very high amounts of natural gelatin turbot is well suited for.
Best whole turbot recipes. Ingredients 1 whole 4lb ish 1 5kg 2kg turbot 6 sprigs of rosemary sea salt pepper 2 fl oz 75ml cider vinegar 3 fl oz 100ml good olive oil. The only stumbling block can be the price. Wild turbot can be ridiculously expensive up to 25 euro a kilo for fillets. It has a good flavoured firm flesh on a par with dover sole.
Baking or roasting turbot whole is one of the best if not the best way of cooking this deluxe fish. Anyone who has enjoyed the luxury of diving in to a whole roast turbot can attest to the fact that this dish is a treat of the highest order and not only because of the decadent price. Rinse the turbot under cold running water then pat dry with kitchen paper. Sprinkle a large baking tray with olive oil and place the fish into the tray.
Pre heat the oven to 355 f 180 c now rinse the potatoes thoroughly then reduce into very thin slices after that season the potatoes with half of the lemon mustard sauce season the turbot as well with the remaining sauce. Whole roasted turbot jamie geller potatoes min salt juice salt sweet onions fish hand nutmeg and 12 more turbot with a ginger and lime sauce and steamed greens bbc. The best turbot fillet recipes on yummly turbot with mushrooms ginger and soy broth baked fish and chips heston blumenthal s beer vodka battered fish chips. L can still remember these massive whole turbot the size of a small child arriving into the kitchen sticking out of styrofoam boxes.
Cooking turbot whole with the bones is always preferable as it adds flavour to the fish. Salt seals in moisture making it an excellent way to bake turbot making the fish succulent but not salty. Oven baked turbot with potatoes. Dished up in the centre of a table its moist flavoursome flesh will be enjoyed by all.
Using a sharp knife cut 2 3 times incisions into the thickest part of the top fillet.