Crispy Fried Salmon with Veg Broth

Serves 4


Ingredients:


• 1 x aïoli recipe

• 850ml chicken or vegetable stock, lightly seasoned

• 8 baby bulbs of fennel, stalks removed and herby tops reserved

• 4 x 170–225g salmon steaks, scored

• 1 small handful of fresh mint, ripped

• 1 small handful of fresh basil, leaves picked

• extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

• around 100g green beans, tops removed

• around 100g podded broad beans

• around 100g podded peas

Directions:


1. First, make the aïoli. When you've done that, bring your stock to the boil in a large pan then add your fennel and allow this to boil for 4 minutes while you heat up a non-stick frying pan. Take your salmon steaks and, if you fancy it, you could finely slice a little of your mint and basil and push this into the score marks. Pat the salmon steaks with a little olive oil, season and place skin-side down in the frying pan. Leave them for 2 minutes to get really crispy then check how they're doing. They'll want around 4 minutes on the skin side and 1 minute on the other. You'll get an idea of how they're cooking as you'll see the salmon change colour.





2. When the fennel has had 4 minutes, add the green beans and the broad beans. Give them a further 2 minutes. By this time you will probably want to turn over the salmon steaks for their last minute. Add the peas to the other veg and cook for a final 2 minutes. Don't be tempted to overcook the salmon – remove it from the heat. Divide the vegetables between 4 bowls, rip over the mint and basil, ladle over some of your hot cooking stock and place the salmon on top. Serve with a dollop of aïoli. Fantastic!