Name: San Pietro con Asparagi Bianchi e Tartufo Nero (John Dory with White Asparagus and Black Winter Truffle)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 white potatoes; 20 g unsalted butter; Salt and black pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small bunch of thyme; 50 ml double cream; 400 g John Dory, filleted; 10 g Grana Padano, grated; 50 g black winter truffle, washed and dried; 16 large white asparagus; 150 g white onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

4 Grosvenor Square

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2016

About

This recipe is a match made in heaven. I usually prepare this dish for gala dinners as it is a sure-fire way to really impress guests. The John Dory is a flat white fish, like a lemon sole, turbot or brill. It is a very flavoursome and meaty fish, which is also tender, making it beautiful paired with asparagus and black winter truffle.

Ask your fishmonger to fillet the fish for you, as it is quite difficult to do.