Black cod with carrot, lime and leeks

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This striking marinated black cod recipe from Giuseppe di Iorio gains its colour from a vibrant carrot juice. With zingy lime sauce and smoky leek ribbons, this playful starter offers a riot of flavour.

First published in 2016

Ingredients

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Marinated black cod

  • 400g of black cod fillet, sliced into 4 pieces
  • 10 carrots

Carrot powder

Leeks

  • 1 leek

Lime sauce

  • 5 limes
  • 100g of sugar

To serve

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Dehydrator
  • Silpat mat
  • Juicer
  • Vacuum bags
  • Chamber sealer
  • Hot smoker
  • Wood chips
  • Water bath

Method

1
To begin, prepare the carrot powder. Boil the carrots until soft, transfer to a blender and blitz to a smooth purée
2
Spread the purée onto a silpat mat and dry in a dehydrator at 80°C overnight. Once dried, blend again to obtain a fine powder
3
Juice the carrots for the black cod and pour half of the juice into a vacuum bag with the black cod pieces. Seal in a chamber sealer and leave to marinate for 3 hours
  • 10 carrots
  • 400g of black cod fillet, sliced into 4 pieces
4
Cut the leeks into thin ribbons, blanch in salted boiling water then pat dry before placing in a hot smoker with lit wood chips for 20 minutes. After this time, remove and store in the fridge
  • 1 leek
5
For the lime sauce, squeeze the lime juice over a fine sieve into a pan and add the sugar. Bring the the boil, cook until the sugar has dissolved and allow to cool
  • 5 limes
  • 100g of sugar
6
Pour the remaining carrot juice into a pan, bring to the boil and reduce until it reaches a thickened glaze consistency
7
Preheat a water bath to 70°C
8
Cook the vacuum-sealed black cod in the water bath for 8 minutes
9
Remove the black cod pieces, slice each piece into 3 and place around a serving slate. Glaze with some of the carrot reduction and place swirls of leek ribbons around the slate
10
Add mounds of carrot powder, dots of lime sauce, edible flowers, some micro cress and puffed rice. Serve immediately
First published in 2016

Working in the centre of Rome overlooking the Colosseum, Giuseppe di Iorio's food is just as breath-taking as the view from the restaurant's dining room.

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