Kedgeree (British Smoked Fish Spiced Rice Dish)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 35 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
Kedgeree folds large flakes of smoked haddock into rice colored with curry butter, then finishes the warm dish with hard-boiled eggs, lemon, and parsley.
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For 2 servings, use 220 g smoked haddock, 350 g cooked rice, 2 eggs, 100 g onion, 20 g butter, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon parsley. Hard-boil the eggs, cool them in cold water, and peel carefully. Cut them in half and reserve them with the yolks facing upward so they remain neat for serving. Steam or gently warm the haddock over low heat only until heated through. Flake the fish along its grain into large pieces that will remain distinct among the rice. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and cook the onion for about 3 minutes, until translucent without deep browning. Add the curry powder and stir for only 30 seconds to release its aroma into the butter. Moderate heat prevents the spice from becoming bitter. Add the cooked rice and separate the grains with a spatula while frying. Continue until the rice is hot and evenly tinted yellow. Add the haddock at the end and fold from the bottom with a light motion, preserving the large flakes. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley, place the egg halves on top, and serve warm. Cold cooked rice is useful here because it is less likely to become soft and clumped during frying.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Hard-boil the 2 eggs, cool them in cold water, and peel them carefully.
Cut them in halves and set them aside with the yolks facing up so they stay neat for serving.
- 2Control
Steam or gently warm the 220 g smoked haddock over low heat just until heated through.
Flake it along the grain into large pieces, keeping distinct chunks so the fish texture does not disappear in the rice.
- 3Control
Set a pan over medium heat, melt the 20 g butter, and add the 100 g onion.
Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often, until the onion turns translucent without browning too hard.
- 4Heat
Add 1 teaspoon curry powder and stir for only 30 seconds to bloom the spice in the butter.
Keep the heat moderate, because cooking it too long or too hot can make the curry taste bitter.
- 5Heat
Add the 350 g cooked rice and break it up with a spatula as it fries.
Toss until the grains are hot, separate, and evenly tinted yellow by the curry butter.
- 6Finish
Fold in the haddock gently so the large flakes stay intact.
Finish with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and the parsley, taste for brightness, then top with the halved eggs and serve warm.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Curry-spiced rice folded with flaked smoked haddock defines this British brunch.
- Finish cue
- Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often, until the onion turns translucent without browning too hard.
- Avoid this
- Keep the heat moderate, because cooking it too long or too hot can make the curry taste bitter.
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