Salt Cod & White Bean Brandade
1 hour 45 minutes |
Servings:
6-10 |
Prep:
15 minutes |
Cook:
1 hour 30 minutes
Salt Cod & White Bean Brandade
1 hour 45 minutes
Servings:
6-10
Prep:
15 minutes
Cook:
1 hour 30 minutes
Salt Cod & White Bean Brandade
1 hour 45 minutes
Servings:
6-10
Prep:
15 minutes
Cook:
1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 454 g (1lb) salt cod
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 pod star anise
- 1 litre (1000ml) milk 2%
- 1 cup dried white beans (can use 2.5 cups canned white beans)
- 4 cups (1 litre) water
- 1 medium Peak of the Market onion diced
- 2 tbsp (30ml) butter
- 5 cloves garlic chopped
- 375 ml heavy cream
- ½ cup (125g) parsley, chopped
- 3 tbls (45ml) canola oil
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Method
- Soak dried white beans in cold water overnight and in separate container soak cod in cold water overnight.
- Sweat onion and garlic in the butter and add the hydrated white beans. Cover with the water and cook for approximately 1 hour or until beans are completely cooked and soft. Add the cream and cook an additional 10-15 minutes (season and set aside but keep warm).
- Remove cod from water, rinse and poach in the milk with the star anise and thyme. Once cooked approximately 8 minutes strain and incorporate into the warm bean mixture by flaking all the cod and stirring vigorously.
- Finish with the canola oil and parsley, adjust seasoning and enjoy with some nice crunchy toasted baguette rounds. Alternatively, refrigerate overnight and shape into fish cakes, bread and fry.