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Vanilla miso yellowtail with cavolo nero and parsnip dauphinoise

Substitute tuna in this fancy fish supper if you can't find amberjack.

Ingredients

For the fish
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar

  • 50g/1¾oz white miso paste

  • 50g/1¾oz red or brown miso paste, preferably hatcho miso

  • 5 tbsp mirin

  • 5 tbsp sake

  • 5cm/2in piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated

  • ½ vanilla pod, seeds only

  • ½ tsp grated nutmeg

  • freshly ground white pepper

  • 6 fillets amberjack yellowtail (known in Japan as hamachi), each about 175g/6oz, skinned

  • oil, for drizzling

For the dauphinoise
  • butter, for greasing

  • 850g/1lb 14oz parsnips, peeled and sliced at an angle about 3mm/⅛in thick

  • 175ml/6fl oz whole milk

  • 175ml/6fl oz double cream

  • 10g/¼oz dried yuzu peel

  • 4 shallots, finely diced

  • 50g/1¾oz parmesan, finely grated

  • 100g/3½oz comté or gruyère cheese, grated

  • 175g/6oz cavolo nero, roughly chopped

  • 50g/1¾oz roasted hazelnuts, chopped

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation method

  1. For the fish, in a large bowl, mix together the first nine ingredients to make a marinade then add the pieces of fish. Mix well, cover and leave to chill for one hour.

  2. For the dauphinoise, preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Grease a deep 20cm x 20cm/8in x 8in square baking tin with the butter and line with greaseproof paper. Blanch the sliced parsnips in a pan of boiling salted water for three minutes, then drain and pat dry on kitchen paper.

  3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan heat the milk, cream, yuzu and shallots. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover with a lid to infuse for 15 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan, heat gently and then stir in the parmesan and 50g/¾oz of the comté (or gruyère). Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.

  4. Layer the parsnips, cavolo nero and hazelnuts in the lined tin, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper as you go. Pour over the cheese sauce, scatter over the remaining cheese and bake for one hour or until golden-brown.

  5. Preheat the grill to 200C/400F. Arrange the marinated fish on a non-stick baking tray, drizzle with a little oil and grill for 6-8 minutes, turning halfway through cooking. Rest on a warm plate until serving.

  6. Serve the fish with the dauphinoise.

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