Ballontine Of Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon Ballontine is a delicacy comprising smoked salmon mousse and vegetables wrapped in salmon fillets and poached.
Recipe Information:
| Serves: | Salmon Portion | Cooking Method | Preparation Time: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Smoked Salmon, Fresh Salmon, Fillet, Mousse | Poach | 30 mins to 1 hour |
Ingredients:
FOR ONE BALLOTINE
- 2 kgs salmon fillet
- ½ kg smoked salmon slices
- 3 pieces scaled salmon skins
- ¼ pt fish stock
- ¼ pt double cream
- 2 egg whites
- 2 shallots
- 3 cloves
- 1 medium courgette
- 1 medium carrot
- 3 tbsps brandy
- ½ glass white wine
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 25g diced truffle (optional)
- olive oil
Method:
1. Roughly chop the shallots and place them into a hot pan, add the cloves and a drizzle of olive oil. Sweat for a minute.
2. Add the white wine and allow it to be reduced by half. Then add the fish stock and reduce the liquor completely to a glace and chill.
3. Dice the salmon fillet and blend it to a purée in a food processor. Add the cold glace and egg whites and blend together to form a mousse.
Sieve and then refrigerate.
4. Cut the carrot and courgette to a brunoise and cook them in the water until they are tender. Refresh the vegetables.
5. Have the scaled salmon skins laid out onto a sheet of clingfilm, with the scaled sides down overlapping, top to tail and then lay the smoked salmon neatly over the skins.
6. Add the brandy, cream and vegetables to the mousse but do not over stir otherwise the mousse will split. Then season with salt and cayenne pepper.
7. Spoon the mousse onto the smoked salmon in the shape of a sausage to the desired thickness. Roll up the ballotine in the clingfilm and secure it firmly at both ends. Wrap in tin foil and poach at 90C for 25 minutes.
8. Test by piercing with a skewer, if it comes out clean, then it is ready.
Float in cold water and place it in an appropriate chiller.
To serve:Slice the ballotine and place each slice on a circle of watercress leaves.
<EM>Created by Andrew Bennett.</EM>
Recipe provided by...
Shetland Salmon Farmers' Association
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