Messing About In The River - my fish course for Great British Menu 2017

Step 1

For the trout:

Step 2

Fillet and pin bone the trout. Brine the fish for 15 minutes, then wash off. Vacuum pack and cook in a water bath at 40°c for 7 minutes. Refresh in iced water.

Step 3

For the smoked trout:

Step 4

Place the egg and the trout in a blender and blitz till smooth, slowly add the oil, season to taste.

Step 5

For the green tomato jelly:

Step 6

Place all the ingredients in the thermomix and blitz. Pour into a muslin lined chinois over a jug and tie the top. Hang in the fridge. Once all the liquid has drained measure out the required amount. Soften the gelatine in cold water. Take a small amount of tomato water and dissolve the gelatine, now add to the rest of the tomato water, place in a tub and place in the fridge to set.

Step 7

For the dill sponge:

Step 8

Blanch the dill and parsley for 30 seconds in boiling water, refresh in iced water. Place all the ingredients, except the chargers, in the thermomix and blitz till smooth. Pour into a cream whipper and charge twice. Leave in the fridge for 30 minutes. Discharge small amount into a microwavable tub and cook for 60-90 seconds on full. Allow to cool on a rack.

Step 9

For the apple pebble:

Step 10

Put all the ingredients into a bowl and blitz together with a hand blender. Whisk up on a machine until it resembles meringue. Pipe out onto silicon paper to desired size, very small pebble and shape and dehydrate at 70c for 14 hours. Once out store in an airtight tub with a silica pack.

Step 11

For the cucumber:

Step 12

Mix together the vinegar, sugar and mustard seeds in a pot and bring to the boil. Cool quickly. Peel the cucumber and slice to desired thickness, very thin, lightly salt, and dip into pickle just before serving

Step 13

Dry on a j cloth.

Step 14

For the lemon gel:

Step 15

Mix all the ingredients and bring to the boil for 2 minutes. Cool quickly, once set blitz in the thermomix. Just one drop on plate.