EEL CONFIT, SMOKED SOUR CREAM, NORI FLAKES. LEATHERED WITH ITS CRISPY SKIN
July 20, 2021
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Recipe created by Chef Stéphane Modat (Best Chef in Quebec 2019, former chef of the Fairmont Château Frontenac, and co-owner and chef of the new restaurant Le Clan in Quebec City), inspired by François Chartier's molecular analysis of the aroma profile of junmai sake Blend 001 - 2018 TANAKA 1789 X CHARTIER, Miyagi, Japan.
Photos by Frédéric Laroche.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 eel, candied and smoked Japanese style
- 1 tbsp. Nori seaweed flakes
- 200gr sour cream
- Sprouted peas
- salt and pepper
- Roasted rapeseed oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Lift the eel fillets and place them on a baking tray.
- Quickly warm the eel to make it easier to remove the skin.
- Set aside the two eel fillets and cut the skin into julienne strips.
- Place the julienned skin in a frying bath and fry to a crisp.
- Using a smoke gun or a simple smoker, put the sour cream in a dish and smoke it for 10 minutes, then put it in the fridge covered with a plastic film.
- To serve, cut up portions of eel and heat them in the oven,
- Sprinkle with nori flakes.
- Put a tablespoon of smoked sour cream on the bottom of a plate, place the fish on top, finish with a few sprouted yellow peas seasoned with rapeseed oil and fine salt, then add a few strands of eel skin to the fish
Service sake Tanaka 1789 X Chartier – Blend 001 – 2018 TRAIL
Glass: Veritas Oak Chardonnay
Tº service : 12º
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