ULTIMATE KEDGEREE

Ultimate kedgeree image

There are a million versions of kedgeree, but we reckon this is the best and easiest of the lot

Provided by Angela Nilsen

Categories Breakfast, Buffet, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 45m

Yield Serves 4 (for a main course, or 8 as part of a buffet)

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
2medium onions , halved and very thinly sliced
350g undyed smoked haddock
175g lightly smoked salmon fillet
1 dried red chilli (Angela used Kashmiri)
½ full-fat milk
3 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1medium onion , chopped
about 14 fresh or freeze-dried curry leaves
4 cardamom pods , split
1 cinnamon stick , broken into pieces
280g basmati rice
½ tsp turmeric
50g butter
2 eggs
handful of coriander leaves and some lime wedges, to serve

Steps:

For the crisp onions, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions with a pinch of salt (which helps to stop them burning), then cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until deep golden, about 20-25 mins. When done, spread on paper towels and leave to crisp up. While the onions are frying, put both fish in a frying pan with the chilli. Pour the milk over, cover and simmer for 4 mins. Take off the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 mins to finish gently cooking the fish.
Meanwhile, heat the 3 tbsp oil in a deep frying or sauté pan (with a lid). Add the onion, curry leaves, cardamom and cinnamon and fry until the onion is soft and golden, about 7-8 mins, stirring often. Lift the fish from the milk with a slotted spoon, discard the skin and any bones, cover to keep warm and set aside. Make the milk up to 600ml/1pt with water. Rinse the rice in warm water in a colander, drain, then stir it into the onion. Keep stirring for 1 min so the rice is coated. Pour in the milk mix and stir in the turmeric. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 mins, covered, lowering the heat if it starts to stick on the bottom.
When the rice is tender, remove from the heat, drop the butter on top so it melts in, then lay the whole pieces of fish on the rice. Cover and leave for the flavours to mingle. Meanwhile, put the eggs in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then boil for 6 mins (for lightly boiled). Remove from the heat and plunge into cold water, cracking the shells against the side of the pan. Peel off the shells and quarter the eggs.
To serve, break the fish into big pieces with a fork, throw in the coriander and stir gently to mix without breaking up the fish, adding the eggs at the end. Season, scatter crisp onions on top and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 714 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 67 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 41 grams protein, Sodium 4.42 milligram of sodium