Ultimate kedgeree
There are a million versions of kedgeree, but we reckon this is the best and easiest of the lot
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:35 mins
- Serves 8
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 714
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fat 33g
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saturates 11g
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carbs 67g
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sugars 0g
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fibre 1g
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protein 41g
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salt 4.42g
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 2 medium onions, halved and very thinly sliced
- 350g undyed smoked haddock
- 175g lightly smoked salmon fillet
- 1 dried red chilli (Angela used Kashmiri)
- ½ pint full-fat milk
- 3 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- about 14 fresh or freeze-dried curry leaves
- 4 cardamom pods, split
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
- 280g basmati rice
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 50g butter
- 2 eggs
- handful of coriander leaves and some lime wedges, to serve
Method
For the crisp onions, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions with a pinch of salt (which helps to stop them burning), then cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until deep golden, about 20-25 mins. When done, spread on paper towels and leave to crisp up. While the onions are frying, put both fish in a frying pan with the chilli. Pour the milk over, cover and simmer for 4 mins. Take off the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 mins to finish gently cooking the fish.
Meanwhile, heat the 3 tbsp oil in a deep frying or sauté pan (with a lid). Add the onion, curry leaves, cardamom and cinnamon and fry until the onion is soft and golden, about 7-8 mins, stirring often. Lift the fish from the milk with a slotted spoon, discard the skin and any bones, cover to keep warm and set aside. Make the milk up to 600ml/1pt with water. Rinse the rice in warm water in a colander, drain, then stir it into the onion. Keep stirring for 1 min so the rice is coated. Pour in the milk mix and stir in the turmeric. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 mins, covered, lowering the heat if it starts to stick on the bottom.
When the rice is tender, remove from the heat, drop the butter on top so it melts in, then lay the whole pieces of fish on the rice. Cover and leave for the flavours to mingle. Meanwhile, put the eggs in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then boil for 6 mins (for lightly boiled). Remove from the heat and plunge into cold water, cracking the shells against the side of the pan. Peel off the shells and quarter the eggs.
To serve, break the fish into big pieces with a fork, throw in the coriander and stir gently to mix without breaking up the fish, adding the eggs at the end. Season, scatter crisp onions on top and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.
