Wild Alaska Halibut, Baked in Beef and Onion Butter, Crispy Cavolo, Ramson Caper Pesto by Adam Reid

Method

Tempura Flour:
1. Blend water and eggs. Store in the fridge so it’s cold.
2. Add cold mixture to flour and loosely mix in.
3. It is important to not mix the liquid completely as the batter will become too heavy.
Ramson Caper Pesto:
1. Roast hazelnuts.
2. Blend capers, nuts, parsley and cheese in thermomix
3. Add reduced caper liquor, oil salt and vinegar to taste
Beef & Onion Butter:
1. Weigh out ingredients
2. Put into a robot coupe and blend until combined into brown butter
Alaska halibut:
1. To grill halibut, brine flesh in a 10% salt solution for 8-10 mins, remove, pat dry, oil lightly and place directly on a grill over a white hot BBQ. Using a pastry brush, continuously brush with beef and onion butter until coloured and slightly undercooked.
2. To fry cavolo, trim away stalks, leaving 1cm x 7cm long leaves, heat some peanut oil to 170°c, and hold at that temperature whilst making the batter.
3. Mix egg and ice cold water well, add to sifted flour and very lightly mix with tweezers / chopsticks, don’t worry if still slightly lumpy. Coast cavolo pieces in batter and fry until crispy, season with smoked Maldonado salt.
4. To finish, spread pesto on plate, carve halibut into two lengths and place one on each plate on top of pesto white face up. Stack cavolo next to fish and grate truffle over. Serve.