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Fried saithe with mashed potatoes à la Brandad

Here, fried saithe rests on a bed of mashed potatoes à la Brandad, often called the French cousin of pickled fish. Topped with red onion, this dish looks and tastes heavenly. All our recipes are sourced from godfisk.no

Photo: Bent Raanes and Sarah Cameron Sørensen

  • Preparation Time: 50 min
  • Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

Pickled red onion

Method

  • Cut the fillet into serving pieces, sprinkle with salt, and let sit for 7 minutes.
  • Rinse off the salt in cold water and pat the pieces dry with paper towels.
  • Sear the saithe pieces in margarine until they develop a golden crust.
  • Add butter, turn the pieces, reduce heat, and let them simmer for 5 minutes before serving.

Mashed Potatoes à la Brandad

  • Sprinkle salt over the saithe fillet and let sit for 20 minutes.
  • Rinse the saithe in cold water and cook in a small amount of unsalted water.
  • Peel the potatoes and boil until soft in unsalted water.
  • Drain the water, mash the potatoes, and stir in the butter.
  • Flake the cooked saithe and fold the pieces into the mashed potatoes.
  • Reheat and thoroughly mix the potatoes and fish.

Pickled red onion

  • Cut red onion into wedges and sauté in butter until soft.
  • Add sugar and white wine vinegar, and simmer in the frying pan for a few minutes.
  • Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Mix in arugula just before serving.

Serving

  • Serve the saithe with mashed potatoes à la Brandad and pickled red onion.

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