Pönnusteiktur fiskur með kryddjurtakartöflumús og bakað brokkóli

Fried fish with herb mashed potatoes and baked broccoli

I tried a slightly more elaborate meal - a mix of traditional Icelandic elements and a few modern touches.


Ingredients for 4 persons

For the fish

800 g cod fillet
1 tsp coarse salt
1 tsp olive oil
100 g butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice

For the herb mashed potatoes

100 g potatoes
100 g butter
150 g whipping cream
1 tsp chopped dill
1 tsp chopped parsley
1 tsp chopped chives
1 pinch of coarse sea salt

For the baked broccoli

1 head of broccoli
1 pinch of coarse sea salt
1 pinch of black pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp almond flakes

For the sauce

50 g butter
1 bunch of spring onions
500 g whipping cream
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 small green apple
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 pinch of coarse sea salt


Preparation


It's best to start with the herb mashed potatoes...

Wash and peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water for about 20 minutes.

Remove the cooked potatoes from the water, drain well and mash them finely with a masher.

Add the butter and whipping cream...

...warm over low heat and stir in the chopped herbs.

Finally, season with salt to taste.


For the baked broccoli

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C) upper/lower heat.

Wash the broccoli and cut into small flowers, put the florets in an ovenproof dish.

Season with the salt and pepper...

...sprinkle the olive oil over the florets...

...and top with the grated Parmesan and flaked almonds.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) for about 20 to 30 minutes.


For the sauce ce

Melt the butter for the sauce in another pan.

Wash and clean the spring onions and cut them into small rings.

Sauté the onions in the butter.

Add the whipping cream and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.

Then wash and peel the apple and cut the core and pulp into small cubes.

Then add the chopped apple to the pan with the apple cider vinegar and lemon juice and let it simmer a little more.

Finally, season with a little salt and possibly some pepper.


Finally prepare the fish:

Cut the cod fillet into 4 pieces that are as large as possible and season with salt.

Heat a large pan on the stove over very high heat with the olive oil.

Add the fish pieces to the pan and fry them on one side for 3 minutes.

Add the butter to the hot pan, turn the fish pieces over and fry on the other side for another 3 minutes.

Finally pour the melted butter over the fish fillets.

Remove the fish from the pan and drizzle with the lemon juice.


Arrange

Spread the sauce on the plates (save a little leftover for the end!), place the herb mashed potatoes on top, carefully "flatten" it a little and then place the fried cod in the middle at the top. Spread the baked broccoli on the side, add the last little dollop of sauce on top of the fish and serve immediately.

Well then - bon appetit!

[Translated from here.]