pan-fried skrei with pea and cauliflower crush
in order to fully appreciate the incredible clean flavour of this fish and to, in a way honour its presence on my plate I have kept the ingredients and recipe very simple, ultimately this is fish in it’s purest form, pan-fried with a little butter, oil and seasoning and served with a creative mash that has its heritage in the old-fashioned kind of ‘cod n chips’ serve…
2 skrei fillets (available in all good fish-mongers and also on-line here)
butter and olive oil
salt and pepper
250g frozen peas
1 medium cauliflower
a few basil leaves
a few mint leaves
olive oil
place the cauliflower and peas on to steam and once tender place in a large bowl with a glug of olive oil, the basil, mint and a little seasoning then blitz gently with a handheld whizzer thingy until you reach the desired consistency.
meanwhile smear the skin of the skrei with a little olive oil and season well with salt and pepper, next heat a small heavy pan and melt a little butter into it.
place the fish skin-side down into the pan and fry for two to three minutes until the skin is golden and crispy then season the flesh side with a little more salt and pepper and a drizzle of oil and then turn the fish over and pan fry the flesh side for a further two minutes until perfectly cooked
eat and of course, enjoy!
That looks absolutely amazing. I'm so hungry now lol.
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That looks really good Dom! I should really eat more fish. I have no excuse- plenty of cod, haddock and plaice in our chip shop!
I had never heard of skrei until now. Off tomorrow to track some down, Cheers me dear!
That pea Christ. Looks like a winner
Dom, you know I'm not a fish-lover, hence I know little about fish species, so I'm glad you explained what “skrei” is. To the uninitiated it sounds as if its origins are in South Africa! Talking of which – have seen how far it is from the Barents Sea to the Lofoten Islands? Not thousands of miles, surely?
This literally made my mouth water as I was reading it. I don't know if I've ever had Skrei, but I adore fish of all kinds, so I'll have to check into it. I love the cauliflower 'crush' too! I wish I could sit down and tuck in right now!
Looks fabulous, I'm so annoyed that my Skrei didn't arrive, as I'm sure I would have loved it.
Golly! That fillet is so white-fleshed! Looks absolutely mouth-watering!
I have not heard of this particular type of cod, but this dish sounds heart healthy and perfect for these warm Spring days.
Mmmm, I love the bright whiteness of its flesh. Looks and sounds delicious Dom.
Simple is sometimes preferred, have not heard of this cod before and more than likely will not be available here, but probably any fish would be perfect sat on that sensational pea and cauli mash.
This looks so good Dom, lovely colours to cheer us up in April. Never heard of skrei before now either!
That's my biggest struggle with fish.. I LOVE it! I would eat it every day, but I do know how bad it is for our planet…. sooooo, I only eat it once a week 🙂
This dish looks AMAZING! Love the color and love the simplicity!
Skrei hasn't made it to my fishmongers yet – I must give them a gentle nudge!!
Beautiful cooking as always Dom!
LOVELY recipe Dom, and like Janice, I am also annoyed that my Skrei didn't arrive either…..oh well, I can imagine how wonderful it would have tasted through your FAB recipe! Karen