Come Dine With Me recipes John Dory with truffle mash and ratatouille recipe

Kelly Barlow's menu

Date Published:

19/12/2007

Kelly Barlow's guests meet John Dory - accompanied by truffle buttered mashed potatoes, spinach and ratatouille - for Come Dine With Me Blackburn

1. Score the skin of each fish fillet 4-5 times with a sharp knife. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a high heat then add the oil. Season the fish on both sides and fry, skin-side down, for 4 minutes.

2. Flip over with a fish slice and cook on the flesh side for 2-3 minutes or until the fillets are just cooked. Transfer to a warmed dish and set aside.

3. Return the pan to the heat, add the vermouth and bring to the boil. Cook until reduced by half then stir in the cream and return to a simmer, stirring constantly.

4. Lift the fish carefully onto warmed plates and spoon the sauce over. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately, with truffle mash, wilted spinach and ratatouille.

5. For the truffle buttered mashed potatoes, boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain well and return to the pan. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until beginning to simmer and pour over the potatoes. Add the butter and mash until smooth and soft.

6. Pour over the cream, season with salt and pepper and add the truffles. Stir vigorously until well combined. Adjust seasoning and add a little more butter or cream if necessary.

7. For the wilted spinach with pine nuts, toast the pine nuts in large saucepan, stirring regularly until pale golden brown. Add the butter and oil and when the butter has melted, stir in the spinach, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning. Cook over a medium heat for about 3 minutes or until the spinach has wilted, stirring constantly.

8. For the ratatouille, melt the butter with the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion until softened, stirring occasionally. Next, add the courgettes and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden. Stir in the garlic and fry for 2 minutes more.

9. Pour over the tomatoes and stir in the grated carrot. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat slightly and simmer gently for 20 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold.

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