FEATURE RECIPE
Ocean trout tartare with chips

Ocean trout tartare with chips

If ocean trout is unavailable, substitute salmon.

Serves 4



600 gm   skinless ocean trout, cut into 5mm pieces
Pinch   mustard powder
½   lemon, juice only
1 tbsp   salted baby capers, rinsed
2   golden shallots, finely chopped
1 tbsp   thinly sliced chives
2 tbsp   extra-virgin olive oil
850 gm   sebago potatoes, peeled, cut lengthways into 2cm-thick pieces and soaked in water
For deep-frying:   peanut oil
4   quail eggs and cornichons, to serve


1 Place ocean trout in a non-reactive bowl. Add mustard, lemon juice, capers, shallots, chives and olive oil. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper. Combine well and refrigerate.
2 Drain potatoes and pat dry with absorbent paper. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large, deep saucepan to 150C. Add half the potatoes and cook for 6 minutes, or until cooked through. Drain on absorbent paper. Repeat with remaining potatoes, then set aside. Increase oil heat to 180C. Return potatoes to oil and deep-fry for 3-5 minutes or until golden and crisp, drain and season with sea salt.
3 Place tartare into four 1 cup-capacity moulds, then unmould onto plates. Crack quail eggs in half, leaving egg in one half, and place on top of each tartare. Serve with chips and cornichons.


Drink Suggestion A good Chablis.

RECIPE Andy Harris PHOTOGRAPHY Con Poulos STYLING Andy Harris DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen


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