Chicken Haddie Recipes

CREAMED CHICKEN HADDIE ON TOAST

Steps:

• Melt 2 oz (1/2 stick) butter in bottom of a large sauce pan over medium heat. When foam subsides, add diced onion and reduce heat to low. Sweat onion until tender. Do not brown. Add milk, cream, mustard, cayenne, and raise heat to bring to high simmer without boiling. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in small saucepan and whisk in flour, heating and stirring until roux has a shortbread or light butterscotch aroma - do not brown. Set aside to cool. Remove Finnan Haddie from package and lower gently into milk/cream mixture and poach for exactly 4 minutes. Immediately remove fish with slotted spatula or spoon to a plate. Let rest until cool enough to touch. Peel skin from fillets. Do not flake fish. Place skin in a small pan with additional milk to just cover, and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Strain into milk/cream mixture. With milk/cream mixture at high simmer, use a wire whisk to scoop up some of the roux and whisk it into the milk/cream mixture, about 2 tablespoons at a time. Let roux dissolve and observe texture of milk/cream mixture - You won't need all of the roux - it keeps in the refrigerator for several weeks, and is useful for thickening stocks, gravies, and sauces. The soup will take a while to thicken, so be conservative with the roux. Adjust thickness of soup with additional roux or additional milk. Add a splash of white wine and lemon juice, stir in green onions, season well with plenty of white pepper. Don't salt until after fish is added back in - the fish carries a fair amount of salt into the dish. Break Finnan Haddie into 2" pieces and place gently back into soup. Fold in green onions and hard boiled eggs and heat to a simmer. Test for seasoning. Place buttered toast pieces in heated soup bowls and ladle soup over toast. Garnish with minced parsley. Some people enjoy a splash of Tabasco sauce with this dish.

CREAMED FINNAN HADDIE (SMOKED HADDOCK)

Steps:

• Cut the onions in half, slice thinly, then cut the slices in thirds.
• Place the smoked fish,(cut in half if you need to make it fit into the skillet)onions and bay leaf into a large skillet and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for about 10 - 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan, drain all liquid, remove any skin or bones, discard bay leaf and flake the fish with a fork.
• In the same skillet, melt butter, whisk in flour and cook over medium-low heat, stirring until the flour is foaming but not browned - about 1 or 2 minutes.
• Over low heat, gradually add in 1 ½ cups of milk, bringing to a boil, whisking constantly until the sauce thickens.
• Season with salt, pepper and optional nutmeg, and leave to simmer slowly for an additional 1-2 minutes. If sauce is too thick, add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly.
• Add the flaked fish and onions into the sauce, stirring to combine and warm throughout.
• Serve with boiled potatoes.

THE BOSTON RITZ-CARLTON'S CREAMED FINNAN HADDIE

Steps:

• Cover the finnan haddie with water and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
• Boil 1 1/2 cups of the cream until reduced by half. In a bowl, mix the egg yolks with the remaining cream and whisk in the hot cream. Return the egg-yolk mixture to the saucepan and whisk constantly until hot but not boiling. Season with cayenne.
• Divide the haddock over toast points, spoon sauce on top and serve.

SIMPLE, BAKED FINNAN HADDIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place smoked haddock into a glass baking dish. Whisk flour into the melted butter until smooth, then whisk in milk, and pour over the haddock.
• Bake in preheated oven until the sauce has thickened, and the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 35 minutes.

FINNAN HADDIE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the butter and oil, add the onion, and sauté over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add the thyme and wine and boil for a minute or so before pouring in the stock and stirring. Add the milk and bring to nearly boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the corn, finnan haddie, and a grinding of pepper and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until the haddock is just cooked, about 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning, adding a little salt if needed.