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CHEF’S RECOMMENDED




                         A modern take on seafood





                    The bluegr chefs of La Bouillabaisse restaurant of Minos Beach art hotel and Agapi
               restaurant of Candia Park villages recommend seafood blending fresh greek ingredients with
                                                       Mediterranean allure.




                                                                                                                                                                                        Scallops - La Bouillabaisse restaurant,   Preparation :
                                                                                                                                                                                        Minos Beach art hotel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Open all the scallops, take out the flesh and
                                                                                                                                                                                        Serves four                          clean it.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Then wash the flesh and place on a towel to dry
                                                                                                                                                                                        12 fresh scallops
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             To make the celeriac cream
                                                                                                                                                                                        Celeriac Cream:
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 600 g peeled celeriac              Clean the celeriac, cut into small cubes and
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 50 g of butter                     sauté in butter on a low heat until softened.
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 300 g of cream                     Add the salt, nutmeg and cream, continue to
                                                                                                                                                                                        > Salt                               cook on a low heat until almost all the cream
                                                                                                                                                                                        > Nutmeg                             has been absorbed. Beat in the mixer, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             then strain through a fine mesh.
                                                                                                                                                                                        Passion fruit dressing:              To make the dressing, put all the materials in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             the Thermomix and beat at setting number six
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 10 g of mandarin juice             for 3 minutes.
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 50 g of passion fruit puree
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 40 g of lemon juice                To make the red cabbage
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 100 g of olive oil                 Marinade the finely chopped cabbage in the
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 5 g of fleur de sel                soy sauce and vinegar for 1 h and then place it
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 20 g of Muscovado sugar            on wax-paper and put in the dehydrator at 53
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             degrees for 18 hours
                                                                                                                                                                                        For the red cabbage:
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 300 g finely chopped red cabbage   To make the “snow” from charcoal infused oil
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 70 g soya sauce
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 70 g of vinegar for sushi          Light the charcoal and when it is thoroughly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             burnt douse it with Kirsch
                                                                                                                                                                                        Dry for 18 hours in the food dehydrator  Then add the oil, cover and leave it in a warm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             place for three weeks. Then, drain through a
                                                                                                                                                                                        “Snow” from charcoal infused oil:    cloth and keep the oil.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mix the Maltosec with the oil until it turns into
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 200 g of sunflower oil             a powder.
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 500 g of coal                      Cook the scallops at a high heat for about 1
                                                                                                                                                                                        > 200 g of Maltosec                  minute on each side













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