Poached Haddock with Cheese Sauce
Delicate poached haddock served with a sweet potato and courgette rosti, chilli spinach and mushrooms and topped with a poached egg and cheese sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Servings: 4 people
Poached haddock
- 4 120 g Skinless haddock fillets
- 200 ml milk
- 100 ml fish stock or half a stock cube
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 sprig thyme
Sweet potato and courgette rosti
- 1 medium Sweet Potato peeled and grated
- 2 medium egg lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp. Plain Flour
- 1 medium courgette
- olive oil
Cheese sauce
- 50 g Plain Flour
- 100 g mature cheddar cheese
Sauté chilli spinach and mushroom
- 100 g Baby spinach
- 100 g Chestnut Mushrooms
- 1/2 medium red onion cut into small dice
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 2 tsp. Chilli flakes
Poached eggs
- 4 medium eggs
- water
- 2 tbsp. White wine vinegar
For the rosti
Place the courgette and sweet potato in a muslin cloth and squeeze out all of the excess water. Place in a large enough bowl and add the egg, flour and a good pinch of salt and pepper. At this point bring a pan of water to a good simmer for the eggs later on.
Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a little olive oil. Place an eighth of the mixture into the pan in a small bundle and as it starts to fry press down gently until about a cm thick. Repeat three more times and cook for about four minutes either side or until golden brown. Repeat for the other four and keep warm. Keep the pan to the side.
Making the sauce
In a medium sauce pan melt the butter and add the flour and cook for thirty seconds. Add the poaching liquid and stir until smooth and cook for a further minute while stirring. Add the cheese, stir until melted, check the seasoning and remove from the heat and keep warm.
Sauté chilli spinach and mushrooms
In the same frying pan the rosti’s were cooked in melt the butter over a medium heat and then sauté the mushrooms and onions until just cooked and add the spinach, garlic and chilli flakes. Allow the spinach to wilt, season and keep warm.
To plate
On warmed plates place a rosti in the middle, top with the sauté spinach, the poached haddock, poached egg and spoon over some of the cheese sauce.
This recipe was brought together with inspiration from The Great British Chefs, BBC food and Delicious websites.
This recipe can seem very daunting to make with many components however with a little patience and determination I assure you will not be disappointed.
For a simpler version and an introduction into poaching, the fish and cheese sauce could be served alongside some nice mashed potato and buttered peas.