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smoked haddock risotto with cavolo nero

28 October 2013 by Dominic Franks

…earlier this month I spent the day in Grimsby visiting one of the UK’s last remaining traditional smokehouses, Russell’s.  I met with third generation fish smoker Dave Tummey who had worked at the smokehouse since he was 13 years old… his passion for the product and the process was clearly evident in the beautiful fish that came out of the ancient chimney’s and I feel privalidged to have met him and to have been given access into this world… the smoked fish is so good that Tesco use it as part of their Finest range and clearly they were also moved by the experience as they have created a beautiful advert  all about Russell’s so you can also get a peek into the life of a Grimsby fish smoker!

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smoked haddock risotto with cavolo nero
of course I was sent away from Russells with a freezer-full of beautiful fish and have been pretty much working my way through it creating recipes… I was recently sent a beautiful packet of tomato risotto from the Black Dog Delicatessen and normally i’m quite sceptical about pre-packed risotto but one glance at this product, from the stylish packaging to the wonderful natural ingredients, I knew it would be a worthy bedfellow for the glorious fish and boy was I right… and as if we didn’t love this little company enough already they also promise that a percentage of all sales from their products goes to the Labrador Rescue Trust which makes me very happy…

easily serves 4 as a lunch or 2 as a supper
2 fillets of smoked haddock
200ml milk
1 teaspoon good quality stock powder
1 onion – finely chopped
1 300g packet black dog delicatessen tomato risotto
1 glass of white wine
1 bunch of cavolo nero cabbage leaves

cut the cavolo nero into bite-size portions and steam it until just tender – set aside to cool

place the haddock fillets into a large saucepan, cover with milk, sprinkle with the stock powder and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes.  Drain the milk but keep it for using in the risotto.  Set the fish aside to cool.

in the same pan (now empty) heat some butter and olive oil and gently saute the onions till soft and translucent then throw in the rice and shimmy it around a bit, then pour in the wine and let it reduce whilst you stir the rice

slowly add the fish-milk, ladle-full at a time, stirring between each addition until the milk is absorbed by the rice before adding the next ladle… keep going until all the milk is used up and the rice is tender and creamy – you may need to have a little more plain veg stock ready just in case you don’t have enough milk

gently crumble the fish into the risotto being careful not to flake it too small, then add the cabbage and mix it together before serving.

a full review of my day at the smokehouse will appear in the November edition of Lincolnshire Life Magazine and an edited version will appear here on the blog in November

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Jane Willis says

    28 October 2013 at 10:21 am

    This sounds absolutely divine! Can you fix it for Mark to work away from home for a day or two so I can make it when he's not around?

  2. Gill Bland says

    28 October 2013 at 12:47 pm

    There's such a difference between real smoked fish and the fake coloured and flavoured version. We used to have yellow teas – saffron rice, smoked fish and sweetcorn. I suppose it was a sort of was a low cost version of this or kedgeree. Whilst those ingredients weren't top notch, it means that I now I love the real thing. Dom, you are mean – my stomach is rumbling.

  3. Pat Machin says

    28 October 2013 at 3:51 pm

    We love Risotto and we love smoked haddock. I may use my last bag from the freezer for this ~ and it came from Grimsby as well!

  4. Karen S Booth says

    29 October 2013 at 9:59 am

    What a FABULOUS experience and so brilliant to promote one of our best English fishing ports too! Plus, the recipe looks fabulous and has my name all over it as I ADORE finnie haddie!

  5. bellini says

    29 October 2013 at 11:07 am

    Quality ingredients al round Dom.

  6. Jenn S says

    29 October 2013 at 12:29 pm

    What a great experience that must have been. Genuine smoked fish is absolutely divine!! And the risotto is a great way to showcase it!!

  7. Anneli Faiers (Delicieux) says

    29 October 2013 at 5:00 pm

    What an absolutely delicious combination of ingredients. Making my mouth water Dom…:)

  8. dentistvschef says

    30 October 2013 at 2:37 pm

    wow, look at the color of that risotto…
    beautifully captured too!

  9. Amazing Places says

    4 November 2013 at 12:04 am

    it's very beautiful, thank you

  10. bristol plasterer says

    4 March 2014 at 8:35 am

    Yummy this sounds delicious, thanks for sharing this.

    Simon

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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