Recipes: Guinea Fowl ‘Coq Au Van’, Seared fillet of wild sea trout, saffron potatoes, king prawn and vegetable chowder
His award-winning 2 AA rosette restaurant serves the highest quality Scottish-influenced dishes with brasserie-style prices against the spectacular backdrop of the Firth of Forth. Here he provides a couple of mouthwatering dishes for budding chefs to try in their own home:
Guinea Fowl ‘Coq Au Van’
Ingredients
1 whole guinea fowl
Half pint of beef stock
Half pint of chicken stock
10 baby onions
30g diced pancetta
Sprig of thyme
Sprig of rosemary
2 garlic gloves
1 large glass of red wine (Burgundy or similar/heavy)
1 teaspoon of tomato paste
Chopped shallots
Fresh tomato concasse
Fresh tarragon
Method
Portion and seal guinea fowl until golden brown in a casserole dish, then remove and reserve for use.
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Hide AdIn the same dish, fry the garlic, shallots and pancetta, tyme and rosemary and cook for a few minutes.
Add tomato paste and wine and reduce by half.
Add beef and chicken stock with baby onions and then put in portioned and sealed guinea fowl.
Bring to the boil, put a lid on dish and put it in the oven at 160 degrees for approx 1- 1.5 hours or until cooked.
When ready, chop tomato concasse and fresh tarragon, sprinkle on and serve.
Seared fillet of wild sea trout, saffron potatoes, king prawn and vegetable chowder
Ingredients
2 140g fillets of wild sea trout, scaled and pin boned (please ask fishmonger to do this for you)
5 king prawns butterflied
Half a glass of white wine (not sweet)
Quarter pint of double cream
Tablespoon of diced courgettes
Tablespoon of sunblushed tomatoes
Tablespoon of asparagus
Tablespoon of sugar snaps
Tablespoon of petit pois
Knob of butter
Chopped parsley, chive and dill
1 large waxy potato (Yukon Gold preferably)
Few strands of saffron
Chopped shallots
Quarter pint of fish stock
Method
Reduce shallots and white wine in a pan then add fish stock and reduce by half.
Season and reserve for use. Cut potato to size of dice, then boil in water, saffron and salt, and reserve.
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Hide AdStart to pan fry your sea trout, skin side down, for 70 per cent of the cooking. Bring the sauce to the boil, add prawns, vegetables, herbs and potatoes.
Turn over sea trout, and finish with foaming butter.
To serve, put chowder in bowl and place sea trout on top of chowder.