Smoked Haddock Leek And Saffron Bake Food

SMOKED HADDOCK & LEEK RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the butter in a large ovenproof dish over a medium heat. Cook the leek for 4-5 mins, stirring regularly, until just tender. Add the rice and stir for a further 2 mins.
• Add the stock and milk, bring to the boil and bubble for 5 mins before sitting the haddock on top. Cover with a lid or foil and bake in the oven for 18 mins until the rice is tender.
• Fold in the crème fraîche and spinach, season with plenty of black pepper, then cover the pan again and leave to rest out of the oven for 3 mins before serving - the steam will soften the spinach.

SMOKED HADDOCK, SPRING ONION & SAFFRON TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll the pastry out on a floured surface to fit a 23cm fluted tart tin. Line the case with pastry, leaving plenty of overhang. Line the pastry with baking parchment, fill with baking beans and sit it on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 mins, until the pastry looks pale and feels a little sandy. Remove the paper and beans, then return to the oven for 10 mins more, until just golden.
• Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to a simmer. Drop in the haddock, skin-side down, and poach for 5 mins or until the flesh turns white. Drain, then cool a little. Peel away and discard the skin, then flake the flesh into the pastry case. Look out for any bones as you go.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan, then gently cook the spring onions for about 3 mins or until softened but still a vibrant green. Beat the eggs, crème fraîche or cream, mustard and saffron together in a jug, then add the chives and season with salt and pepper.
• Turn oven down to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Scatter the cheese and spring onions over the fish, then pour the egg mix over. Bake for about 50 mins, or until pale golden and just set in the middle. Let the tart cool completely before trimming the pastry around the edges. Leave the tart in its tin to transport. The tart is also very good hot or warm.

SMOKED HADDOCK, LEEK, AND SAFFRON BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
• Heat the cream and milk with the thyme, garlic, bay, saffron and some seasoning. Bring it up to steaming, then turn the heat down so that it is just infusing as you build the rest of the dish.
• Choose an ovenproof dish that will hold the fish snugly and has sides about 6cm high. Grease it well with butter.
• Layer the bottom of the dish with half of the sliced potato, overlapping a little and seasoning as you go.
• Add a layer of half the leek rings, followed by the rest of the spuds, again overlapping slightly. Season, then place the haddock pieces on top.
• Turn the heat off the infused dairy mixture, stir the chopped parsley into it and pour half the mixture over the fish.
• Add the rest of the leeks and top with the sliced tomatoes.
• Pour the rest of the dairy over the top. The top layer of leeks should be just about covered, but the tomatoes don't need to be.
• Cover the dish in foil and bake for 30-40 minutes. Stick a knife down into the spuds and - as long as they're nearly done - whip the foil off, dot the top with knobs of butter and pop it back into the oven for a final 15 minutes.

SMOKED HADDOCK, LEEK AND POTATO BROTH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 130 C/250°F.
• Cut the tomatoes in half lenghtways and arrange them on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper and half of the basil, parsley and thyme. Bake in the oven for two hours until they are wrinkled and dry looking. Let the cool off, and then puree them in a blender.
• Wash the leeks and cut them into inch lenght pieces. Peel and dice potatoes.
• Skin the haddock fillets and chop them into bite-sized pieces.
• Bring stock to boil in large pot and add the tomato puree and stir. Reduce the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the leeks and potatoes and simmer for a further 25 minutes until the potatoes are cooked, but firm.
• Add the remaining herbs, the paprika, haddock and simmer for five minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

SMOKED HADDOCK, LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the leeks gently in the butter for 5 minutes then stir in the potatoes.
• Add the milk and stock and season with black pepper; Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or till the potatoes are tender.
• Squash the potatoes a bit with the back of a spoon if you'd like your soup slightly thicker.
• Gently lower the haddock chunks into the pan and simmer gently for five minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread.

HADDOCK & LEEK AU GRATIN WITH SWEETCORN MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180 fan/gas 6. Boil the potatoes for 15-20 mins until tender, then drain. Reserve 3 tbsp corn and blitz the rest (with its juice) using a hand blender or a food processor until completely smooth, then mash into the potatoes. Cook the spinach following pack instructions - if you have a microwave, choose this method.
• Put the leeks in a pan with the 300ml milk and the butter. Cook gently, part-covered, for 8 mins until the leeks are tender. (Keep an eye on things as milk can easily boil over.) Mix the 3 tbsp milk with the flour and mustard, then stir into the leek mixture - keep stirring until thickened. Take off the heat and stir in three-quarters of the cheese.
• Squeeze as much liquid as you can from the spinach, then arrange on the base of 2 gratin dishes. Place a fish fillet on top of each, then spoon over the leek & cheese sauce. Top with the sweetcorn mash. Mix the remaining corn and cheese, and scatter on top. Place the dishes on a baking tray and cook for 25 mins until the fish flakes when tested and the top is golden.