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Recipe: Tripletail Crudo

The preparation of tripletail makes for a light and refreshing meal.

This straightforward preparation for tripletail, a popular winter quarry, makes a light and refreshing meal or the perfect appetizer for entertaining.

Tripletail on plate
Serve with a glass of chilled Muga, or similar light rosé wine. Bill Doster

Recipe

Tripletail Crudo

Tripletail Cure

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  • 4 fillets, 6 ounces each
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1⁄4 cup lime juice
  • 3 Tbsp. ginger, chopped
Slicing tripletail fillets
Once the tripletail fillets have been in the cure juice for a couple of hours, pull them out and cut each into thin slices for plating. Bill Doster

1. Mix all ingredients in a shallow bowl.

2. Add fish fillets and let them cure for 2 hours.

Avocado Puree

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  • 2 avocados
  • 4 limes (for zest and juice)

1. Slice avocados, add lime zest and juice, and blend until smooth.

Fig and Mushroom Salad

  • 2 lb. assorted mushrooms, cleaned
  • 1⁄2 cup figs, sliced
  • 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 bunch thyme, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. paprika
  • 1⁄2 cup sherry vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. salt

1. Place mushrooms, herbs and spices in a saute pan, and simmer for 20 minutes.

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2. Remove from heat and chill, saving leftover sauce/marinade.

Garnish

  • 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
  • 4 Tbsp. micro basil (optional)
Placing tripletail on top of puree
After spreading a spoonful of avocado puree on each plate, place tripletail slices on top and prepare to season with salt and cure juice. Bill Doster

Dish Assembly

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1. Mix sliced figs with sautéed mushrooms and leftover sauce/marinade.

2. Place a spoonful of avocado puree in the center of each plate and spread slightly.

3. Slice thin each tripletail fillet, place slices over the avocado puree, salt fish to taste, and drizzle cure juice on top.

4. Spoon a portion of the fig and mushroom salad over the tripletail slices, and finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and micro basil.

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