- 4 frozen Alaska pollock fillets defrosted
- 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp of olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 150g of cooking chorizo, cut into small pieces
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
- 1 red chilli chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 x 400g of cannellini beans drained
- 12 tips of asparagus trimmed (optional)
- 150ml white wine
- 150ml fish or vegetable stock.
- A large handful of spinach leaves washed
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Lovage or parsley oil (optional)
Alaska Pollock, Chorizo, Beans and Greens
Ingredients
Aioli to serve
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- A good pinch of sea salt
- 150ml vegetable oil
- 200ml olive oil
- ½ tbsp of white wine vinegar
- Juice of half a lemon
Method
For the aioli
put the garlic, egg yolks, mustard and a pinch of salt into a food processor or blender. Blitz into a paste and very slowly dribble in the vegetable and olive oil to make a thick mayonnaise-style sauce.
When everything has come together into a thick sauce, add the vinegar and lemon juice, then season to taste with more salt and vinegar if necessary. The aioli will keep covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Pre-heat the oven to 200c.
Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and add the pollock fillets. Season the fish and rub in the paprika and drizzle with some olive oil.
Warm the 2 tbsp olive oil in a large sauté pan, and gently fry the onions and chorizo for approximately 5 minutes. Turn down the heat and add the garlic, chilli, bay leaves and season with salt and pepper.
Cook for a further minute then add the beans, asparagus, wine, and fish stock. Simmer for 5 minutes reducing the liquid a little.
Stir in the spinach leaves and cook till they have wilted. Add the lemon juice, then season to your taste.
Meanwhile cook the pollock fillets in the pre-heated oven for 5 to 8 minutes. The fish needs to be flaky but not dry.
Remove from the oven and serve with the beans, aioli, lovage oil and extra lemon.
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