Of a very consistent meat and with personality, surubí is one of the leaders of river fishes, in NEA’s tables. It is appreciated in different preparations and, for example, with arugula, its flavor is great.
for 1 person
200 g. | SURUBÍ LOIN |
2 units | BUNCHS OF ARUGULA |
20 g. | CAPERS |
40 cc. | LEMON JUICE |
2 spoonfuls | OLIVE OIL |
50 cc. | WHITE WINE SEC |
1/2 unit | ONION (chopped fine) |
n/a | SALT AND BLACK PEPPER |
Mustard
2 spoonfuls | OLIVE OIL |
30 g. | BUTTER |
3 units | CHOPPED ECHALOTS |
1 glass | WHITE WINE |
1 cup | VEGETABLES BROTH |
100 cc. | HEAVY CREAM |
1 unit | LEMON JUICE |
Lemon sauce
1 spoonful | GRAIN MUSTARD |
n/a | WATER |
Cut surubí in fillets making two loins. On a very hot grill, heat at a medium point. Save. In a Teflon fry pan, pour olive oil, and sauté onions. Then add the wine, the capers and lemon. Put salt and pepper and let it reduce. Place surubí, cover with sauce and add fresh arugula on top. Serve with the vegetables sauté. Decorate with the mustard grains.
Vegetables sauté
Slice onions in Julienne fashion or very fine, and brown in a fry pan or wok with neuter oil. Add salt and pepper. Slice chili, carrots, zucchini, and eggplant in Julienne. Integrate to the onion, sauté and rectify seasoning. Add the peeled beans and maize, previously defrost. Remove ice with water, continue cooking till is evaporated.
** Sunflower crunch**
Place sunflower seeds in a roaster, spread with salt, and to the oven for 2 minutes. Remove and save.
Mustard
Hydrate mustard grains in tide water for 1 hour, drain and save.
*Assemble *
Place sauté within the cabbage leaves, and on top the sunflower seeds. Serve on a source according to the volume of the preparation obtained, with cherry tomatoes, chives and basil.
Surubí is one of the biggest river fishes. Its origin is South America, it is eaten in all littoral in many ways, and there are different kinds: with spots (painted or stained) and with strokes (tiger). Besides its flesh, its skin is used as leather.
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