Shellfish With Seaweed Butter

Ingredients

Ingredients For the carrot purée
  • 3 carrots, peeled, diced

  • 50g/1¾oz butter

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • sprig fresh thyme

For the shellfish
  • 1 whole star anise

  • 1 fresh bay leaf

  • 4 peppercorns

  • 2 x 900g/2lb lobsters

  • 8 large langoustines

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 shallot, peeled, chopped

  • 150g/5¼oz mussels, cleaned and de-bearded (discard any mussels that do not close tightly when tapped)

  • 175ml/6fl oz white wine

  • 4 scallops in their shells

For the seafood sauce
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 celery stalks

  • 40g/1½oz carrot, chopped

  • 40g/1½oz leek, chopped

  • 6 button shallots, peeled, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed

  • 2 fresh bay leaves

  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 20g/¾oz fresh flatleaf parsley

  • 4 plum tomatoes, chopped

  • 2 whole star anise

  • 4 peppercorns

  • 1 lemon, juice only

  • 175ml/6fl oz white wine

  • 25g/1oz fennel

For the seaweed butter
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter, softened

  • 2 button shallots, peeled, finely chopped

  • 20g/¾oz dulse, finely chopped

  • 2 tsp fresh dill

  • ½ lemon, juice only

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the potatoes
  • 4 potatoes, peeled

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 3 tbsp butter

  • salt

For the garnish
  • 5g/¼oz fresh dill

  • 5g/¼oz fresh chervil

  • 1 punnet shiso leaves (also called perilla leaves)

Description

Equipment And Preparation: For This Recipe, You Will Need A Commercial Vacuum-pack Machine, Vacuum-pack Bags And A Temperature-controlled Water...

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