Crispy Skin Arctic Char With Butter Braised Cabbage Recipes

CRISPY SKIN ARCTIC CHAR WITH BUTTER-BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• For the butter-braised cabbage:
• Cook the bacon in a large high-sided saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until crisp, about 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the butter to same pan, followed by the onions. Cook until the onions begin to caramelize, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the wine, vinegar and cabbage. Cover, reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid from the cabbage and continue cooking until all the liquid has evaporated. Stir the crisped bacon into the cabbage and season with salt and pepper.
• For the arctic char:
• The secret to crispy skin is lack of moisture. Leave your fish uncovered in the fridge 10 to 15 minutes to dry out. Then dry the fish with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to coat. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, place the fillets skin-side down in the pan, cooking in batches if needed. Using the back of a spatula, press down hard on the fillets for at least 20 seconds to ensure that the entire skin has full contact with the bottom of the pan. This will help to achieve the crispiest skin possible.
• Continue cooking until the flesh cooks and there is only a bit of pink left, 5 to 6 minutes. The skin should be pulling away from the bottom of the pan. If necessary, use a spatula to loosen the skin before flipping. Flip the fish and continue cooking for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute before transferring to a plate to rest.
• Gently remove the fish skin with a paring knife and place the skin back into the pan, flesh-side down. Fry another 1 to 2 minutes over medium-high heat. Transfer to a wire rack or a paper towel-lined plate, at which point it will harden like a super-crispy fish chip.
• Serve the crisp arctic char over the butter-braised cabbage and top with the crispy fish skin.
• Cook's Note:
• Removing your fried fish skin to a wire rack will help it harden by letting the air circulate around it.

ARCTIC CHAR IN A BROTH WITH CABBAGE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean the head of the cabbage by removing all the leaves and the hard stems on it. Blanch quickly in boiling water and refresh it in cold water. Clean the wild mushrooms. In a medium pot over low heat sweat the bacon and add the cabbage mix everything together until the cabbage gets very soft add the mushrooms sweat some more the add the chicken broth. Let simmer slowly until the cabbage is very soft. Add a little bit of butter and finish cooking everything. In a saute pan over high heat add oil, sear the char skin side down only. Cook the char until, medium rare .
• Finish the cabbage with a little drop of balsamic vinegar. Place the cabbage on a platter and serve the char on top .
• Serve very hot.

QUICK BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut cabbage into 2-inch wedges (you'll have 6 to 8 of them), leaving the core intact so that the wedges stay together while they cook.
• Heat a heavy skillet, over medium heat, and add 1/4 cup oil; heat this until it shimmers, then add cabbage.
• Cook cabbage, turning once, so that it is browned on both sides, abut 2 to 3 minutes per side; transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce heat in skillet to medium low, add remaining tablespoon oil; add cloves, mustard seeds, curry leaves, bay leaf, shallot, and garlic, cooking and stirring 1 minute.
• Add ginger, turmeric, 1 tablespoon jalapeno, tomato, and broth; season with salt (you can add more jalapeno to taste).
• Increase heat to medium high and bring to a boil; return cabbage, cover, reduce heat to medium, and braise until tender, about 10 minutes (turn once halfway through braising).
• Remove and discard cloves, curry leaves, and bay leaf.

DANISH BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Wash cabbage, remove outer leaves, and cut in half lengthwise; remove core; slice or chop fine, using a knife or food processor.
• In a heavy 4- or 5-quart casserole, combine butter, sugar, salt, water, and vinegar.
• Bring to a boil on the stove; add cabbage and toss well to coat.
• Bring to a boil; cover casserole, and place in oven.
• Bake for 2 hours.
• Check occasionally and add some water if all the liquid has cooked away.
• Ten minutes before cooking is finished, stir in jelly and apple; replace cover.

BRAISED CABBAGE (GUISADONG REPOLYO)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok or casserole. Saute the onions until transparent, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the ground pork and saute until lightly browned. Add chicken livers and chicken breast and saute until almost cooked.
• Stir in the sliced cabbage. Pour in water and add the bouillon cubes. Simmer over medium heat until cabbage is just tender, about 3 minutes. Season with soy sauce.