Perch with Swedish Flavors
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
3 hrs 35 mins
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Total Time
3 hrs 45 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Course
Appetizer
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Cuisine
Scandinavian
Perch with Swedish Flavors
Description
The perch is filleted, salted gently, and cold-smoked using juniper branches for an hour to impart subtle smoky aromas. Simultaneously, offcuts from the fish are smoked for two hours and then simmered with dill stalks and onion to prepare a nuanced stock that is strained and reduced. Potatoes are cooked in sour whey, sliced, and brushed with butter to maintain richness and texture.
Finishing the dish involves pan-frying the smoked perch fillets in butter, leading to a tender and flavorful fish. The sauce is completed with browned butter that brings a nutty depth complementing the delicate flavors. The dish is garnished with dill stems, dill flowers, chive flowers, and ramson flowers for aromatic freshness, while anchovies provide a subtle salty accent.
This preparation highlights traditional Swedish ingredients and techniques, emphasizing smoked fish and herbal freshness. The interplay of smoky, buttery, and herby notes create a balanced and refined seafood dish suited for those who appreciate nuanced flavors and local ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 perch around 1kg/ 2.2 lb, big
- 10 potato new, small
- 1/2 whey sour
- 10 dill stalks
- ramson flower
- chive flowers
- anchovy from Grebbestad, Swedish
- butter
Instructions
- Filét the perch and cut it in 4 portions, salt them gently and put aside.
- Smoke all the off cuts from the fish with juniper branches for 2 good hours.
- When done put in a saucepan along with cold water, a few stalks of dill and an onion.
- Let simmer for 1-2 hours, then strain and reduce.
- Cold smoke the filets of perch for 1 hour using the same branches as for the off cuts.
- Cook potatoes in the whey, cut them in to slices, brush with butter and put aside.
- Finish the perch filéts with butter in a pan.
- Dress with dill stems and flowers.
- Finnish the sauce with browned butter.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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