Treasure Oats Speciality Winner 2023
Treasure Oats
Treasure Oats
Smokey fish and cheesy oats
Great for a dinner party starter, served in treasure chests (or just some ramekins).
Ingredients
Comté pepper porridge
1 cup Aberfeldy oatmeal – 1/3 pinhead 1/3 coarse 1/3 medium (soaked overnight in 2 cups of water)
1 cup of semi skimmed milk
70g grated Comté cheese
1/8 tspn fresh cracked Tellicherry black pepper
1/4 tspn rock salt
10g butter
Smoked fish topping
270g oak smoked coley
100g spinach (frozen, thawed and drained)
2 tbsp crème fraiche
1.5 tspn Pommery wholegrain mustard
40mls semi skimmed milk
Big pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 salt tspn and black pepper
Crispy gold oat cheese
20g grated medium cheddar
8g medium oatmeal
Edible gold leaf
Method
Mix the grated cheddar with the 8g oatmeal and add to a non stick frying pan. Flip and fry until golden but not overcooked. Cool then add gold leaf and cut with a knife into crumbs.
Cut the Coley into 1cm cubes and add to small saucepan with the spinach, crème fraiche, mustard, milk and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper and stir together. Cook for 5 mins, stir once and leave to rest with the lid on.
Add 1 cup of milk to the soaked oats with the soaking water and simmer for 15 mins, adding extra water if needed to create a wet porridge consistency. Then add the Comté cheese and season well with the pepper and finish with the salt and butter.
Assemble by spooning cheesy porridge into the bottom of a ramekin, spoon your smokey fish on top, sprinkle with the golden oaty cheese. If possible serve in a small treasure chest surrounded by groats!