Kedgeree

7/06/2016 | BY Kate Jay

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Kedgeree is an old Anglo-Indian breakfast dish that was brought over to the Victorians in the days of the Raj. You will find several versions, some use spices whilst others do not. It all depends on whether you feel its roots are more Anglo or Indian.

A prerequisite is always the inclusion of smoked haddock, something that was added after the dish was firmly established in the UK, although here in the Pacific Northwest I have used smoked sablefish which makes a mighty fine substitute. It’s rich though, so I also used a plainer, albeit still meaty white fish. If you can’t source either, Bar Harbor dos an awesome can of natural smoked wild kippered herring which I was blown away by recently and would happily use instead. I have also chosen to include turmeric because of its healing qualities but if you don’t tolerate it, as is the case with my son, then leave it out.

Kedgeree process

If you’re in any way a fan of Downton Abbey, you will definitely be wanting this on your menu — for breakfast, as it was originally served, and ideally in a fine tureen should you want to keep up with the Crawleys. But to be honest I could eat this any time, any place, anywhere and out of anything.

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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ½ lb smoked sablefish or smoked haddock, skin on
  • 1¼ lb cod, lingcod or other firm white fish, skin on
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon solid fat, such as coconut oil or lard
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 large cinnamon stick, snapped in half
  • 1 large cauliflower, divided into large florets
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped curly parsley
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
  • Generous pinch sea salt
  • Lemon wedges to serve
Instructions
  1. Put the fish skin side down into a large sauté pan with the bay leaf and cover with filtered water.
  2. Bring up to a simmer and poach gently for about 5 minutes until just cooked.
  3. Remove the fish and bay leaf with a slotted spoon onto a large plate and set aside somewhere warm.
  4. Pour the liquor through a sieve into a large jug and keep aside.
  5. Wipe out the pan.
  6. Put the cauliflower florets into a food processor fitted with the "S" blade and pulse 4 or 5 short times until the cauli is slightly larger than plump grains of rice.
  7. Heat the fat in the pan and add the onions. Gently sweat them for 6-8 minutes until soft and translucent.
  8. Stir in the turmeric, cinnamon stick and reserved bay leaf and cook another minute or two. Now add the cauliflower and stir to combine with the onions and take on the turmeric color.
  9. Add ½ cup of the poaching liquor and cook for around 5 minutes until it is just tender with a little bite to it still.
  10. Remove the skins from the fish and break the flesh into large flakes. Add this to the cauli and quickly warm through. Now throw in the herbs, give a final stir and serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.

About Kate Jay

Kate Jay, NTP, RWP, CGP and AIP Certified Coach, has been blogging at Healing Family Eats, since June 2014. Diagnosed years ago as hypothyroid, she and her family were already following the GAPS diet for digestive issues when Kate noticed swelling consistent with RA. She set up her AIP food blog as motivation for making the restricted diet as exciting as possible for her children, who felt they missed out on the junk their friends took to school. Originally a classically trained chef, who freelanced with popular food magazines in the UK, she is now passionate about helping her clients heal using a combination of her holistic training, lab work and real food as medicine. She focuses on creating simple, nutritionally dense and balanced family meals, without compromising on flavour. Find her also on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram.

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