Fish

Brill

£10.00

Cut to order at the Barnes counter.

Preparation:

Whole (cleaned) Trimmed Fillet

Variant

How would you like it prepared? (optional)

Pickup available at From The Sea, Barnes

Usually ready in 2 hours

Brill

Whole (cleaned)

From The Sea, Barnes

Pickup available, Usually ready in 2 hours

18 Barnes High Street
London SW13 9LW
United Kingdom

Cut to order, filleting free

Next-day delivery, order by 1pm

Collect in Barnes, about two hours

Brill is a large flatfish and the closest relative of turbot on the slab. The flesh is a soft ivory rather than bright white, with a fine firm flake and a sweet, clean flavour that sits just behind turbot in depth.

We prepare it at the Barnes counter to the cut you choose. Take it whole and cleaned for roasting on the bone, trimmed with the fins removed, or filleted by hand. A fish cooked on the bone keeps more moisture, so whole fish reward the extra few minutes.

Roast it at 190C, pan-fry fillets in foaming butter for two to three minutes a side or poach it gently. Beurre blanc, brown shrimp and capers all sit well with it.

Origin, cooking and recipe

Origin and species

Brill is a large flatfish and the closest relative of turbot on the slab. The flesh is a soft ivory with a fine firm flake and a sweet, clean flavour that sits just behind turbot in depth.

How to cook it

A fish cooked on the bone keeps more moisture, so a whole brill rewards the extra few minutes. Roast it at 190C, pan-fry fillets in foaming butter for two to three minutes a side or poach it gently. Beurre blanc, brown shrimp and capers all sit well with it.

Recipe

Two guides from the Journal cover the methods brill suits: pan-frying for a crisp finish and gentle poaching.

Storage and preparation

Keep it wrapped on the coldest shelf of the fridge, usually the bottom shelf at the back, and use it within one to two days. If you need longer, wrap it tightly, freeze it quickly and defrost in the fridge overnight before cooking.

Cut to order

Tell us how you want it in the order notes. Filleting, pin-boning and skinning are free, by hand at the counter. If you ask for a fish to be trimmed, headed or skinned, the finished weight comes down accordingly.

Delivery and collection

Order by 1pm for next-day delivery across London and the UK. Same-day collection in Barnes, usually about two hours.

Our promise

If it is not right, we make it right. Tell us and we will sort it. Local customers can bring it back to the counter and we will replace it.

Brill

£10.00

Order by 1pm

Next-day delivery across London and the UK. Free over £60.

Collect in Barnes

Same-day collection from the counter, ready in about two hours.

Cut to order

Cut to order at the counter. Filleting, pin-boning and skinning are free.

Food Hygiene Rating

Rated 5 out of 5 by the local authority.