Pepper dulse, turbot and brown butter

  • 2
  • 60 minutes plus time for preparing the grill
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This light turbot dish from Andy Beynon is served with a nutty brown butter sauce and salty sea vegetables. It's perfect served with Saicho's hojicha sparkling tea, which is made from a Japanese roasted green tea called hojicha. Its subtle savoury notes, and slight smoky flavour, pair perfectly with the buttery turbot.

First published in 2025
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Ingredients

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For the brown butter

For the garnish

  • 1 tbsp of pepper dulse, or sea lettuce, rinsed and patted dry
  • sea purslane, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 tbsp of kelp, or sea spaghetti, shredded and blanched

Equipment

  • Robata grill

Method

1

Lightly oil the fish, and season with sea salt and pepper

2

Preheat a grill or a Robata grill until hot

3

Grill the fish for 6–8 minutes on the first side, then flip and cook for a further 3–4 minutes. If using a Robata, start the fish skin-side down. The exact cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the fish. You’ll know it’s done when the skin peels away easily and the flesh is cooked through near the bone 

4

Remove from the grill and set aside

5

In a small saucepan, brown the butter over medium heat, stirring and scraping the milk solids up from the bottom as you cook. Once the butter turns nutty, brown and fragrant (about 4–5 minutes) it’s ready

6

Remove it from the heat and let cool slightly, then add a squeeze of lemon juice. If using, stir in the capers or fish sauce

  • lemon juice, a small squeeze
  • 1 tsp capers, or a splash of fish sauce for extra umami (optional)
7

Pour into a small pan or jug for serving alongside the fish

8

Place the turbot on a plate, then garnish with pepper dulse, sea purslane and shredded kelp

  • 1 tbsp of pepper dulse, or sea lettuce, rinsed and patted dry
  • sea purslane, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 tbsp of kelp, or sea spaghetti, shredded and blanched
9

Serve immediately with the brown butter sauce on the side

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Andy Beynon burst onto the UK's culinary map when he landed his first Michelin star just twenty days after opening his debut restaurant Behind.

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