Kedgeree recipe

Directions

1. 1
   Put the fish in a saucepan, with the milk, coriander seeds, chilli powder and turmeric, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
2. 2
   Remove from the heat and leave for a further 5 minutes for the flavours to infuse.
3. 3
   Carefully remove the fish, reserving the milk.
4. 4
   Gently fry the onion and celery in a little oil in a large saucepan until soft and translucent.
5. 5
   Stir in the rice, season with salt and pepper and add the reserved milk.
6. 6
   Bring to the boil, turn the heat down to low, cover and leave for 12 minutes.
7. 7
   Remove the rice from the heat, covered, for a further 5 minutes.
8. 8
   Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to a boil and add the eggs, simmering for 5 minutes.
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   Remove with a slotted spoon and put straight into a bowl of cold water.
10. 10
    Flake the fish, discarding the skin and any bones, and peel the eggs.
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    Return the cooked rice to a low heat and remove the lid.
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    Add the cream, butter, parsley and fish, and season with salt and plenty of pepper.
13. 13
    Stir to melt the butter and serve with an egg and a wedge of lemon.
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    You might cut the eggs in half for presentation purposes.
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    though there's something pleasing about cutting into a perfectly runny egg.
16. 16
    As an alternative, you could add a little poached salmon to this too or toss through some flakes of hot-smoked trout when adding the poached fish at the end.
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    Or, try using quails eggs instead of hens.
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    Three per person should do.