Grilled Kingklip with Lemon Green Tea Broth

Courtesy of Chef Jan Hendrick van der Westhuizen, WWF-SASSI Ambassador, Michelin Star Chef

Serves 2 people

Ingredients

Green tea and lemon broth

  • 1.5L Vegetable stock
  • 2 Lemon flavoured green tea bags
  • 1 Garlic clove, thinly sliced

 

Grilled Kingklip

  • 2 x 180g Kingklip fillets
  • Olive oil
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper

 

Noodles and vegetables

  • 2 x Fine egg noodle nests
  • 150g Exotic mushrooms
  • 1 Baby pak choi, cut in half
  • 80g Mange tout peas
  • 1 Lime
  • Fresh dill

method

For the green tea and lemon broth

  • Pour the vegetable stock into a large saucepan.
  • Bring to the boil; add the tea bags and thinly sliced garlic.
  • Let the stock simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Strain the stock through a muslin cloth and pour back into a saucepan.

 

For the grilled Kingklip

  • Heat the grill element in your oven.
  • Line an oven dish with baking paper.
  • Place the kingklip fillets in the oven dish and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place under the grill for 8 – 10 minutes.

 

For the noodles and vegetables

  • Bring a saucepan filled with water to the boil.
  • Add the noodles and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.
  • Drain in a colander.
  • Bring the broth to a simmer and cook the mushrooms in the broth for 1 minute.
  • Arrange the kingklip, pak choi, mange tout peas and noodles in serving bowls.
  • Pour hot broth over and serve hot with lime and fresh dill.