Rare Seared Tuna And Scallop Taro Root Chips And Sea Urchin Sauce Food

RARE SEARED TUNA AND SCALLOP, TARO ROOT CHIPS AND SEA URCHIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thinly slice the taro root and place on a roasting pan. Brush with clarified butter. Sprinkle with thyme, garlic and salt and pepper. Bake in oven until golden brown. Fry scallops in sesame oil. Sear the tuna on all 4 sides and let rest for 35 minutes.
• Place chopped mushrooms in a roasting pan and pour the sashimi oil on top and roast for approximately 5 minutes in a 400 degree oven.
• Bring everything to a boil in a saucepan.
• Bring chicken stock, fish stock and shallot to a boil. Add the soy sauce and reduce. Add heavy cream and butter. Mix in sea urchin.
• To Serve: Place 1 taro root chip on top of the plate, place 3 slices of tuna (per person) and 1 whole scallop. Garnish with mushrooms, pour the warm sashimi oil on top of the tuna and scallops. Pour the sea urchin sauce around the tuna and place 1 chip on top.

SEA URCHIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 9-inch saute pan over medium-high heat sweat shallots, garlic, hot pepper and oregano in the olive oil. About 2 minutes, until limp. Add vermouth and chicken stock, reduce this by half. Add sea urchin, cooking for 30 seconds. Whisk in butter, chunk at a time, breaking up urchins as you mix. Add parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Add lobster at the last minute. Toss in sauce, and the pour over spaghetti. Toss with spaghetti. Pasta: Use same dough as for tortelli-cut as spaghetti.

TOBY'S FISH AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Pour buttermilk into a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, and garlic powder. Dip each fish portion into buttermilk then roll in flour until evenly covered, set aside on plate.
• Heat deep-fat fryer to 360 degrees F and cook fish for 6-8 minutes, or until golden brown and done. To check for doneness, cut into one portion and check to see if fish is flaky and looks milky white. Serve with french fries, coleslaw, and garlic bread.

RARE SESAME SEARED TUNA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Divide into two equal parts. Stir the rice vinegar into one part and set aside as a dipping sauce.
• Coat the tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture. Spread the sesame seeds out on a plate, then press the tuna into the sesame seeds to coat.
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan, and sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste.

PAN SEARED DIVER SCALLOPS AND SEA URCHIN BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• For the beurre blanc:.
• In a medium sauce pot, simmer shallots, white wine vinegar and tarragon for 3-4 minutes.
• Add white wine and fish stock, continue to reduce by half and strain.
• In a medium sauce pot, slowly add a ¼ lb of butter to the mixture until emulsified.
• With a hand held blender, puree the sea urchin and whipping cream to the emulsified mixture.
• Season to taste, with salt and pepper.
• In a large fry pan over medium heat, pan sear scallops 3-4 minutes.
• Assemble ingredients in a scallop shell.
• For the parsnip puree:.
• In a medium size pot, cook chopped parsnip with milk, honey, bay leaf and a pinc of salt for 15-20 minutes.
• Strain and puree in a food processor, slowly adding 3 T of butter.
• Pass through tamis to remove any fibrous strands.

RARE SEARED TUNA

Steps:

• Thoroughly and evenly coat the outside of the Tuna loin with the spice mixture.
• Sear the Tuna in 2 tablespoons of oil in a very hot skillet for approximately 15 seconds per side.
• Allow to cool and slice.