Eggs Florentine (V)

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Ingredients: 
250g-300g white fish fillets (eg haddock, pollock), chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
5cm ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 stalk lemongrass, outer leaves removed and white part roughly chopped
3 spring onions, finely chopped
1 red chilli, roughly chopped (or 4 dried chillies, de-seeded and soaked in hot water for 10 minutes)
handful of fresh coriander
1 tbsp groundnut oil
3 tsp fish sauce
half a tsp salt
zest of 1 lime
1 tsp sugar
1 egg lightly beaten
groundnut oil for frying
salad leaves, lime wedges and sweet chilli sauce to serve
Serves: 
4
Cooking Time: 
Approx 30 mins
Method: 

Place the butter in a pan over a very low heat. 

Skim away any solids that rise to the top without heating the butter too much – you should be left with a golden clarified butter

Place the shallot, peppercorns and vinegar in a small pan and reduce by ¾. 

Pass through a sieve and set aside

Place the egg yolks, vinegar reduction and salt in a glass or metal bowl over a large pan of simmering water and whisk until doubled in volume

Remove from the heat and slowly start to add the clarified butter a little at a time until fully incorporated and emulsified.

If it is getting a little thick or looking like it is starting to split, just add a little warm water

Poach eggs for 3 minutes

Toast the muffins and quickly sauté the spinach in a frying pan

Drain the spinach well and arrange over the muffins. 

Top each half with a poached egg. 

Warm the Hollandaise gently over a pan of simmering water before spooning generous amounts over the eggs to serve