Halibut And Watercress Soup
Halibut And Watercress Soup
A practical Halibut And Watercress Soup recipe with measured ingredients and a step-by-step method. Ready in about 20 minutes.
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 110G/4Oz Unsalted Butter
- 400G/14Oz Watercress, Leaves Picked, Half Of The Stalks Retained And Finely Chopped
- Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 200Ml/7Fl Oz Chicken Stock
- Salt
- 8 Baby Leeks
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 4 X 125G/4 1/2Oz Halibut Fillets
- Salt
- 50G/2Oz Unsalted Butter
- 2 Pieces Butter Wrapping Paper
- 200Ml/7Fl Oz Chicken Stock, Boiled, Then Kept Hot Over A Low Heat
- 110G/4Oz Unsalted Butter
- Salt
- 1 Lemon, Juice Only
- 12 Quails’ Eggs
- Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 12 Cobnuts, Shells Removed, Roughly Chopped
- Olive Oil, For Drizzling
Method
- Cook butter and watercress on medium heat until butter has melted and watercress is wilted.
- Season to taste.
- Pour 1 cup stock and salt over watercress, cover and cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Let cool and then puree in a blender with remaining stock until smooth.
- In a large saute pan, cook leeks in oil over medium heat, stirring often until soft and golden, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Halibut and grilled asparagus fillets prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill and grill asparagus, turning once, until tender, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Season fish with salt and melt butter in a large saute pan.
- Add fish to pan and saute until brown, about 3 minutes per side.
- Keep warm.
- Tissia asparagus in a saucepan, bring stock to a boil over high heat.
- Add asparagus and boil, stirring frequently, until al dente.
- In a bowl, stir together quail eggs, salt, and pepper.
- In a blender, puree quail eggs and spinach mixture.
- Pour into a pan and stir until boiling, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.
- Preheat oven to 350f.
- Place shells in oven and roast 10 to 12 minutes, or