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Smoked fish risotto with bacon & a poached egg
Creamy, super tasty smoked fish risotto with a hint of curry - all topped with tasty bacon and a runny poached egg. Food heaven!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 377 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1 small to medium onion finely chopped
- A little olive oil
- 1 bay leaf optional
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon curry powder medium strength
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 2 cups fish stock
- 10 ounces smoked fish uncooked – not smoked salmon, for instance - I used undyed smoked haddock
- 1 handful chopped parsley
- 2 1/2 ounces small sweet frozen peas
- enough milk to poach the fish in
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons Creme Fraiche or mascarpone cheese
- 1 rasher of bacon per person pan-fried
- A few squeezes of lemon juice
- 1 poached egg per person
Instructions
- In a large high-sided wok or pan, fry the onion in the olive oil for a few minutes until soft, then add the bay leaf, thyme & curry powder and cook for another minute or so.
- Add the rice and stir really well, then add the fish stock one ladleful at a time until it’s all used up. If the rice still isn't cooked, add ladles of water until it is.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon and keep warm while you poach the fish. Bring the milk to a simmer, then poach the fish in it for a couple of minutes until cooked through. Discard the milk (or save it to make a fish pie!) then flake the fish into the risotto. Add the parsley, peas, butter & crème fraiche and give it all a good stir.
- Finally, serve out the risotto and top each plate/dish with a squeeze of lemon, a rasher of bacon and a soft poached egg.
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Notes
- Slightly adapted from BBC Good food. If you can’t find smoked haddock, any smoked white fish will be fine. Just don’t use anything like smoked salmon – the fish needs to be uncooked when you buy it. If you can’t get hold of crème fraiche to stir in at the end, use mascarpone cheese, or even sour cream or Greek yoghurt. Anything creamy will have a similar effect!
Nutrition Information
Calories
377kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
537mg
(22%)
Potassium
426mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
535IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
3.7mg
(4%)
Calcium
63mg
(6%)
Iron
3.5mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 377
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 377kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 537mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 426mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 535IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.