This recipe for Smoked Whitefish Strata with Lemon Dill Hollandaise comes from the chefs at Huron House, an award-winning 14-room luxury bed-and-breakfast on the beach of Lake Huron. It’s a couples bed-and-breakfast where luxury is the rule of the day. This recipe is no exception!
Ingredients
Whitefish
- 6 butter croissants
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 8 ounces smoked whitefish (make sure its thoroughly deboned)
- 1 teaspoon capers
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped dill (if you like dill add more)
- 5 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- To taste salt and pepper
Lemon Dill Hollandaise
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly chopped dill
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
- Pinch salt
Preparation
Whitefish
- 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2 Slice croissants for sandwiches, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and toast in the oven for 7-10 minutes.
- 3 Meanwhile, butter a 10-inch spring form pan and finely chop capers.
- 4 Place cooled bottom parts of croissant into the spring form pan, evenly spread the cream cheese.
- 5 Add roughly torn pieces of the smoked whitefish to each croissant and top with capers and dill.
- 6 Cover the sandwiches with the top parts of the croissants.
- 7 In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, mustard, and milk until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 8 Pour the egg mixture over the croissants.
- 9 Tightly cover the spring form pan with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- 10 Just before baking, sprinkle shredded cheese over the dish.
- 11 Bake for 35 minutes or until egg mixture is cooked and firm.
- 12 Top with Lemon dill hollandaise sauce.
Lemon Dill Hollandaise
- 1 Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes.
- 2 Whisk lemon juice, salt, and dill into melted butter, microwave for an additional 10 seconds.
- 3 Vigorously whisk egg yolks into butter mixture until smooth (about 30 seconds).
- 4 Gradually whisk in boiling water until texture is smooth and creamy (about 1 minute more).
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