Spice Cured Salmon, Seared Scallop, Curry Leaf and Butter Poached Prawn
Nestlé Golden Chef's Hat Award 2018 National Finalists Entree Recipe.
Ingredients
Cured Salmon
- Skinned Salmon Fillets using top end of loin Grams 200G
- Orange Zest Ea 1
- Sugar Grams 200G
- Salt Grams 200G
- Curry Leafs Bunch 1/4
- Toasted Fennel seeds Grams 5G
- Toasted Coriander Seeds Grams 5G
- Curry Leaf Sprig 1
- Toasted Star Anise Ea 1
- Black Pepper Grams 5
- Coriander Root Bunch 1/4
- Kaffir Lime Leafs Ea 1
Butter Poached Prawns
- Cleaned & skewered prawns Whole 5
- Turmeric Grams 5
- Butter Grams 200
- Curry Leaf Sprigs 1
- Salt Grams 2
- Pepper Grams 2
Seared Scallops
- Cleaned Canadian Scallops Whole 5
- Vegetable oil Grams 50
- Salt Grams 2
- White pepper Grams 2
Miso Glaze
- Red Miso Paste Grams 100
- Maggi Taste Of Asia Chilli Garlic Sauce Grams 15
- Palm Sugar Grams 40
- Mirin Grams 20
- White Wine Grams 20
Caramelised Shallot Toasted Seasme Dressing
- Brunoised Shallots Grams 80
- Palm Sugar Grams 20
- Maggi Taste Of Asia Hoisin Sauce Grams 20
- Chinese Black Vinegar Grams 20
- Curry leaf Sprigs 1
- Toasted White Sesame Grams 20
- Chopped Pickled Ginger Grams 10
- Black Pepper Grams 3
Avocado Puree
- Avocados Whole 1
- Olive Oil Grams 50
- Lemon Juice Ea 1
- Salt Grams 2
- Lemon Zest Ea 1
- Cream Cheese Grams 20
- White Pepper Grams 2
Scorched Orange Segments
- Oranges 2
- Sugar Grams 10
Cucumber, Radish Dill Salad
- Cucumber Ea 2
- Red Radish Ea 3
- Lemon Juice Grams 10
- Olive Oil Grams 20
- Orange Juice Grams 10
- Dill Bunch 1/4
- Chervil Bunch 1/4
- Salt Gram 2
Fried Curry Leaf
- Curry Leaf Bunch 1/4
Preparation
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1Cured Salmon -
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2Trim Salmon to size & reserve in a cryovac bag
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3Mix & blitz together remaining ingredients
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4Add to Salmon, cryovac, let sit for an hour.
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5Butter Poached Prawns -
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6Melt Butter in a pan, add turmeric, curry leaf, pour into cryovac bag
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7Add prawn to cryovac bag & poach
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8Seared Scallop –
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9Clean scallops
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10Heat a pan to a medium – high heat & sear
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11Chilli, Garlic & Miso Glaze –
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12In a pot add Sake & white wine, cook off alcohol.
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13Add remaining ingredients, mix together, add to cryovac bag.
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14Boil cryovac ingredients for an hour or until caramelised, pass into a piping bag.
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15Caramelised Shallot & Toasted Seasame Dressing –
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16Sweat Shallots, add palm sugar,
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17Add curry leaf.
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18Add Chinese black vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame & water if needed.
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19Avocado Puree –
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20Peel & deseed avocado cut into dices, add cream cheese & avocado to jug.
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21Add lemon juice & zest, start blending, add oil as needed & check seasoning.
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22Pass into a piping bag & reserve.
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23Caramelised Orange Segments –
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24Peel orange & segment, place segments onto a tray.
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25Cover segments with sugar & torch.
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26Cucumber, Radish & Chervil Salad –
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27Peel cucumbers, slice radish, add to a bowl.
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28Lightly dress with lemon, orange juice & a touch salt.
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29Fried Curry Leafs –
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30Pick curry leafs, fry in deep fryer.