Confit of Shetland Salmon with Savoy Cabbage and an Orange and Dill Sauce
Ingredients:
4 x 75g Shetland Salmon fillet portions
15g mustard seeds
˝ bunch fresh dill
75g fennel
250ml lemon oil
Lightly bar mark salmon on a hot char grill. Then place the pieces of salmon onto a tray and cover with mustard seeds, dill, fennel and then the lemon oil. Place the salmon under a low grill to gently cook through. This will ensure the salmon stays nice and moist.
For the cabbage parcel:
˝ head Savoy cabbage
2 heads of chicor
8 white onions
˝ clove garlic
zest of 4 oranges
Prepare the cabbage and then blanch the leaves lightly. Caramelize the onions, chicory and garlic with a little brown sugar and finish with the orange zest. Wrap in the Savoy cabbage and squeeze into balls in a muslin.
For the sauce:
500ml orange juice
500 ml fish stock
˝ bottle Noilly Prat
Dill stalks
Reduce all the ingredients to a smooth consistency, finish with butter and strain. To Serve Assemble the dish in a small bowl and finish with baby fennel and deep fried dill..