Smoked white fish with barley risotto and chanterelles
March 12, 2010
Recipe
2 smoked whitefish
Barley risotto with chanterelles:
1/2 onion
0.4 liter unhusked barley (or wheat or brown rice)
0.1 liter chanterelle mushrooms
1 teaspoon butter
0.6 liter chicken stock
0.1 liter dry white wine
100 g goat cheese (or Parmesan or other strong flavored cheese)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Pre-soak barley in water at least 5 hours. Dice the onions and sautée in butter. Add barley and chanterelles. Briefly sautée the whole mixture. Add chicken stock and white wine. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add cubed cheese and a dash of milk, if desired, salt and pepper to taste.
Fish sauce:
1/4 red onion
1/2 untreated lemon
200 g creme fraiche
fish roe
pinch of freshly ground pepper
Finely dice red onion. Grate lemon peel. Add creme fraiche, fish roe and fresh pepper, and stir gently.