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Arctic Char Fillet with Pineapple and Wasabi Crust on Creamed Lentils

QimiQ Benefits

  • Alcohol stable and does not curdle
  • Full taste with less fat content
  • Smooth and creamy consistency in seconds

Minutes

25

Difficulty

medium

Arctic Char Fillet with Pineapple and Wasabi Crust on Creamed Lentils
Arctic Char Fillet with Pineapple and Wasabi Crust on Creamed Lentils

Ingredients

For 10 portions

  • For the creamed lentils

  • 350g

    QimiQ Cream Base

  • 100g

    Shallot(s), finely sliced

  • 40g

    Garlic, finely chopped

  • 80ml

    Olive oil

  • 300g

    Beluga lentils, soaked for 24 hours

  • 250ml

    White wine

  • Salt

  • Black pepper, freshly ground

  • Ground nutmeg, ground

  • Cilantro, fresh

  • For the char fillet

  • 1.6kg

    Arctic char fillet(s), boned

  • For the pineapple and wasabi crust

  • 500g

    QimiQ Cream Base

  • 240g

    Cream cheese

  • 20ml

    Olive oil

  • 60g

    Wasabi paste

  • 150g

    Tinned pineapple, drained, diced

  • 60g

    White bread crumbs

  • 1g

    Curcuma, dried

  • 15ml

    Lemon juice

  • Salt

  • Black pepper, freshly ground

Preparation

  1. For the creamed lentils: fry the shallots in the olive oil until translucent. Add the soaked and drained lentils and fry until glassy.
  2. Douse with the white wine and reduce. Cook with a closed lid until the lentils are tender. Add the QimiQ Cream Base and season to taste. Sprinkle with the chopped coriander before serving.
  3. For the crust: whisk the QimiQ Cream Base with the cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and season to taste.
  4. Portion the char fillet, season and fry slowly on the skin side. Remove from the pan. Place the fish skin side down onto the baking sheet and spread with the crust mixture.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 220 °C until golden brown.
  6. Place each char fillet on top of a portion of lentils to serve.

Hints

  • We recommend cooked green asparagus and fried mushroom as a side dish.
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