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Brill with fennel pollen wrapped in ‘spaghetti’ of potato
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Brill with fennel pollen wrapped in ‘spaghetti’ of potato

15 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

If you can get your hands on it, fennel pollen is an incredibly intense version of the flavour of fennel seed and a wonderful seasoning for fish. Here brill is wrapped in strands of potato and baked, served with heritage tomatoes and parsley sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

661
Calories
11g
Protein
32g
Fat
94g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Maris Piper potato
  • 2 x 180g/6oz boneless brill
  • 2g fennel
  • sea saltblack pepper
  • dash oil
  • knob of butter
  • 1 lemon
  • dash oil
  • 1 banana shallot
  • 1 garlic
  • 250ml/9fl oz vegetable stock
  • 250ml/9fl oz whipping cream
  • 1 large handful flatleaf parsley
  • 3 mixed heritage tomatoes
  • drizzle extra virgin oil

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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