Brined Fish Roe

Name: Brined Fish Roe
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 40 g (1½ oz) John Dory roe, eggs removed from roe sac; 40 g (1½ oz) John Dory roe, eggs removed from roe sac; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) whey (from chilled sheep’s milk, left); 60 g (2¼ oz) trout roe; 12 g (½ oz) cane sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) salt; 50 g (1¾ oz) biodynamic sturgeon caviar; 40 g (1½ oz) John Dory roe, eggs removed from roe sac

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Biota

By James Viles

Published 2016

About

Ingredients

40 g (1½ oz) John Dory roe, eggs removed from roe sac
60 g

Oceania
Australia
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spring

Method

Cook the John Dory and trout roe in boiling water, then chill under cold running water. Mix together the whey, salt and sugar until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Add the chilled roes and caviar and leave overnight. When ready to serve, remove from the brine. Dush with hay ash just before serving.