Rillettes of Bluefish
- 1 pound bluefish fillets
- 13 cup white vinegar
- 1 13 cups dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tablespoons soft unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 2 teaspoons minced cilantro leaves
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
- Scant teaspoon wasabi paste
- 2 tablespoons flying fish roe (tobiko), optional
- Toasted slices of baguette
- Place fish in a saute pan or a skillet.
- Pour vinegar and wine over, bring to a simmer and remove from heat.
- Allow to cool to room temperature.
- When fish is cooled, remove to a cutting board and peel off skin.
- Discard liquid.
- Place fish in a bowl, breaking it up with a fork.
- Add mustard, lemon juice and butter and mix.
- Add chives, cilantro and salt and pepper.
- Fold in wasabi.
- To serve, pile rillettes in a serving dish and, if desired, spread tobiko over the top.
- Or fashion mounds on plates.
- Garnish with toast.
- Serve as an hors d'oeuvre or a first course.
bluefish fillets, white vinegar, white wine, grainy mustard, lemon, butter, chives, cilantro, salt, wasabi paste, fish, baguette
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11616 (may not work)