Arctic char with winter aromas

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• 800 g arctic char

• fillet knife
• cutting board

Fillet and remove bones from the arctic char.

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• 2 bay leaves
• 5 juniper berries
• 3 cardamom pods
• 2 star anise
• ½ stick cinnamon
• 200 g salt
• 200 g brown sugar
• 1 orange
• ½ vanilla bean
• 20 g ginger

• frying pan
• chef's knife
• mortar and pestle
• large container

Slice ginger and split and scrape vanilla bean; peel orange. Lightly toast bay leaves, juniper berries, coriander, cardamom, star anise, and cinnamon in a dry frying pan, then add orange peel and ginger and toss. Transfer to a mortar and lightly crush. Transfer to a large container along with salt, brown sugar, and vanilla seeds and bean. Toss to combine.

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• plastic wrap

Coat fish in the spice mixture, cover with plastic wrap, and let marinate for approx. 1 – 1.5 hrs.

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• 2 shallots
• 1 tbsp lime-olive oil
• 20 g brown sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ stick cinnamon
• 100 ml orange juice
• 300 ml beetroot juice
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 100 ml water
• 1 lime
• salt to taste
• sugar to taste

• sieve
• chef's knife
• 2 saucepans
• cutting board
• small bowl

To make the beetroot reduction, mince shallots. Heat a saucepan over medium heat and add lime-olive oil. Add shallots, and sauté until fragrant. Add brown sugar, bay leaf, and cinnamon and cook until the sugar is caramelized. Deglaze sugar with orange juice and gently simmer for approx. 5 – 10 min. Add beetroot juice and continue to simmer until it is reduced by half, approx. 15 – 20 min. Strain through a sieve into a new saucepan over low heat. Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl to make a slurry, then add some of it to the beetroot reduction to thicken. Season with salt and sugar to taste, then add the juice of the lime. Set aside.

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• 80 g walnuts
• 60 g butter
• 80 g flour
• 20 g sugar
• ½ tsp salt

• baking sheet
• mixing bowl
• oven
• parchment paper

Preheat oven to 170°C/350°F. Finely chop walnuts. Combine the butter, flour, sugar, and salt together with walnuts to make a crumble. Spread over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for approx. 10 – 12 min. until the crumbles are golden brown and crisp. Set aside to cool.

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• 3 oranges
• 2 lemons
• 1 lime

• chef's knife
• cutting board
• small bowl

For the citrus salad, wash and dry the oranges, lemons, and lime. Peel oranges, lemons, and lime and fillet; set aside. Squeeze juice from the remaining piths into a small bowl.

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• 20 g brown sugar
• 80 ml orange juice
• 1 tbsp lime-olive oil
• honey to taste
• salt to taste

• saucepan

Add brown sugar and lime-olive oil to a saucepan over medium-low heat and caramelize. Add orange juice and fresh citrus juice to the pan and simmer until the mixture is reduced by half; add some of the slurry to thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in citrus filets and zest, then season with salt and honey to taste.

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• water for rinsing

• mixing bowl

Remove fish from marinade and rinse in a water bath.

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• chervil for garnish
• sorrel for garnish

• chef's knife
• cutting board

Cut into bite-sized pieces, and arrange 3 per plate, alternating with citrus filets. Top with walnut crumble and garnish with chervil, sorrel, and the red beet reduction.

Enjoy your meal!