Name: Fillet of sea bass with lobster mash
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: a few sprigs of tarragon; 4 shallots, roughly chopped; good pinch of saffron strands; 4 sea bass fillets from a large fish, each about 160-180 g, skin left on and scaled, and any residual bones removed; 2 tsp flour; 1 small lobster, about 300-400 g or smaller; 250 g small waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte or Roseval, peeled; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tbsp white wine; 200 ml fish stock (or ¼ good-quality fish stock cube dissolved in that amount of hot water); 1 garlic clove, chopped; flour, for dusting; 1 tbsp chopped tarragon; 1-2 tbsp tomato purée; 350 ml double cream; vegetable oil, for frying; good knob of butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fish etc.

By Mark Hix

Published 2004

About

I can’t quite remember how lobster mash came about, but we certainly use it a lot in the restaurants - we even make a mash with crayfish and shrimps too. This is a good way to use lobsters that have died on you, or lobster meat left from a feast when people have been too lazy to tackle the claws.

Ingredients

1 small lobster, about 300-400 g or smaller
250 g small waxy potatoes, su

Method

Cook the lobster as described and remove all the meat, reserving the shells. Chop the meat into smallish pieces and set aside.
To make the sauce: in a large heavy-based saucepan, fry the lobster shells, shallots and garlic in the oil over a medium heat for about 6-7 minutes, until they begin to colour lightly. Add the butter

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

Unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of the world’s best cookbooks
Over 150,000 recipes with thousands more added every month
Recommended by leading chefs and food writers
Powerful search filters to match your tastes
Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe
Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover
Manage your subscription via the My Membership page

Already a member?

Best value

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

Fillet of sea bass with lobster mash

Ingredients

Method

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

$4.99

$39.99

Part of