PATINA ZOMOTEGANON (Fish Fillets with Leek and Coriander)

(Apic. 4, 2, 27) Ingredients:

• 1 whole firm-fleshed fish
• 200 ml fish stock
• 30 ml white wine reduced
• Liquamen to taste (or soya sauce)
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 sliced leek
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• large pinch of black peppercorns
• 1 tsp lovage (or celery seeds)
• 1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
• 2 raw egg yolks
• twist of black pepper

Instructions:
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Fillet the fish and add these to a pot before topping with fish stock, wine, olive oil, liquamen and the leek. Bring this mixture to a boil, cover and simmer over a low heat for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile grind the coriander, pepper and lovage in a pestle and mortar. Add the oregano and mix to a paste. Add these seasonings to the stew and simmer for a further five minutes. Beat the egg yolks together and add this little by little to the stew to thicken it. Simmer the mixture for a further ten minutes then serve with a sprinkling of ground pepper.

 

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(Apic. 2, 2, 10) Ingredients:

• 200 gr. spelt
• 50 gr. pine-kernel
• 50 gr. peeled almond
• 50 gr. raisins
• 1/2 glass Passum (or passito wine)
• Ground pepper

Instructions:
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Soften spelt in water for a long while (12 hours). Then wash and coarsely shatter. Add pine-kernel and peeled almond and cook until spelt is soft. Add raisins and Passum and amalgamate all. Pour into individuals pans and spread with pepper. Serve cold.

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