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Éclairs with peas and smoked trout
No more chocolate and coffee éclairs! Discover the savory version of this pastry by Jean-Baptiste Mazaud, winner of the Tradition d'Aujourd'hui Occitanie 2023 trophy and chef at restaurant Meurette.
This recipe from Jean-Baptiste Mazaud, chef at Restaurant Meurette in Rouède, is taken from the 2024 edition ofBook 109: The new blood of French gastronomy. Discover the ingredients and preparation steps to make it a breeze.
- Serves 6
- Preparation time: 35 min
- Cooking time: 1 h
- Resting time: 18 h
Ingredients for theéclairs
For the choux pastry
- 125 g milk
- 50 g butter
- 62 g flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- pinch of salt
For the pea purée
- 500 g fresh pe as
- 20 cl single cream
For the smoked trout
- 1 trout, 500 g
- 80 g sugar
- 120 g fine salt
For the dressing
- Lemon zest
- A few chervil leaves
Steps for theéclairs
- Prepare the smoked trout (the morning before): lift the trout fillets and remove the bones. Immerse the fillets in the salt-sugar mixture for 8 hours. Rinse and dry the fillets. Place the trout in a smokehouse for one night (if you don't have a smokehouse, see "Chef's tip").
- Prepare the choux pastry: in a saucepan, combine the milk, butter, salt and sugar. Bring to the boil. Add the flour all at once, and allow to dry over the heat for a few minutes. Pour the batter into a mixing bowl, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each.
- Make the eclairs: using a 12 mm plain tip, pipe 8 cm-long eclairs. Bake for 15 min at 185°C, then continue baking at 160°C for a further 20 min. Do not open the oven during baking.
- Prepare the pea purée: remove the skin from the peas and cook them in the English style. Reserve some for decoration. Heat the cream and add the peas. Blend to a smooth purée and season.
- To serve: cut an éclair in half lengthways and fill the bottom with the pea purée. Top with thin slices of trout, a few peas, chervil leaves and finish with lemon zest.
Chef's tip:
Don't have a smoker? You can use a smoking bell. Or place smoking wood shavings on aluminum foil at the bottom of a saucepan or wok, place a grate on top, on which you place the food to be smoked and cover.
Forfurther information:
- Meurette, Le Village, 31160 Rouède
- 12/20 in the Livre des 109
- Read Gault&Millau's review of Meurette
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