A Fish Called Wanda Recipe
- 1 x Leek Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 3 x Large eggs
- 85 gm Cornish Yarg cheese, grated
- 3 Tbsp. Double cream
- 1 Tbsp. Minced chives
- 1 x Potato, peeled and diced
- 25 gm Butter
- 5 x Smoky bacon rashers, rinds removed
- 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. Minced fresh parsley
- 25 gm Breadcrumbs
- 2 x Mackerel fillets
- 1 x Beef tomato, cut into chunks
- 2 tsp Wholegrain mustard
- 1 Tbsp. Minced fresh dill
- 1 Tbsp. Minced fresh chervil
- 1 x Lime and 1 lemon, cut in half Salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 220c/425f/Gas 7.
- 1 Halve the leek and rinse well.
- Fill a deep pan one third full with vegetable oil and heat.
- Cut one leek half into thin strips and deep fry till brown and crisp.
- Drain on kitchen paper.
- 2 For the Omelette: Beat the Large eggs in a bowl, add in 55g/2oz grated cheese and the double cream.
- Heat an omelette pan, pour in the egg mix and add in the minced chives.
- Cook gently, stirring to draw the mix from the edge of the pan to the centre as it cooks.
- Serve the omelette on a plate.
- 3 Cook the potato in a pan of boiling water till tender.
- Cut the remaining leek into thin rings and dice two bacon rashers.
- Heat 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan with the diced bacon and stir in half the leek rings, 1 tbsp minced parsley, breadcrumbs and 25g/1oz grated cheese.
- 4 Place one mackerel fillet on a baking sheet skin-side up and spoon the breadcrumb mix on top.
- Cook in the oven for about 8-10 min, or possibly till cooked through.
- 5 Heat 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and 15g/ 1/2oz butter in a frying pan.
- Add in the tomato chunks and 1/2 tbsp minced parsley and cook till the tomato is softened.
- 6 Drain and mash the potato with the mustard and 15g/ 1/2oz butter.
- Serve the baked fish with the mash and tomatoes and sprinkle over the deep fried leeks.
- Remove the skin from the remaining mackerel fillet and sprinkle over the minced dill and chervil.
- 7 Use the back of a knife to stretch out the remaining bacon and then wrap the bacon around the fish and secure with a cocktail stick.
- 8 Heat a griddle pan, add in the mackerel and cook for 4-5 min on each side, adding the lime and lemon halves and remaining leek rings to the pan halfway through cooking.
- Serve on a plate.
vegetable oil, eggs, cheese, cream, chives, butter, bacon rashers, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, breadcrumbs, mackerel, tomato, mustard, dill, chervil, lemon
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/a-fish-called-wanda-61902 (may not work)