Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2014 | Page 93

FOOD Red Wine Glazed Skate with charred shallots, seaweed, salsify and black cabbage Serves 2 2 skate wings trimmed 100g butter 2 shallots peeled and halved Red Wine Glaze 2 sticks salsify peeled and cut into 6cm batons 100ml stock chicken/fish 1 nori sheet 100g cabbage cooking oil 250ml red wine 1 tsp marmite 1 tsp black treacle Method • Boil the ingredients for the wine glaze and reduce by 1/3 and reserve. • Blend the nori sheet until a fine powder. Brill Fillets Serves 2 2 6oz fillets of brill 1 leek 2 small spring greens Squeeze of lemon A handful of peas 1 large potato Method • Cut the bases off the spring greens & discard the outer leaves. Cut out the stalks, then roll up and slice thinly into long strips. • Top & tail the leek, keeping just the white & light green part. Cut in half lengthways, then slice as thin as possible lengthways again. Wash well then soak in milk. • Cut the potato into 1cm cubes. Heat a nonstick frying pan then add the potato, tossing until they start to co