The Jersey Coast
Chef Peter Fischbach
Gourmet Dining Services, NJIT, Newark
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1
- 1 ½ lb Point Pleasant Lobster
1 - 2 ¾ lb Cape May Black Bass
3 ea. U-10 Barnegat Light Day Boat Sea Scallops
½ Cup Corn Oil
1 lb Sweet Butter
3lbs Yukon Gold potatoes
3 Tbsp. Minced Chives
½ Cup Heavy Cream
Freshly Cracked White Pepper to taste
Sea Salt to taste
1 ea. Lg. Turnip, Peeled & Julienne
1 ea. Lg. Parsnip, Peeled & Julienne
1 ea. Lg. Golden Beet, Peeled & Julienne
1 ea. Lg. Carrot, Peeled & Julienne
1 ea. Sm. Red Onion, Peeled & Julienne
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2
ea Lg. Macintosh Apples, Peeled & Julienne
1 ea. Lg. Rhubarb, Peeled & Julienne
1 Cup Sherry Vinegar
½ Cup Corn Oil
1 Shallot, Peeled & Minced
1 Serrano Chili, Seeded & chopped
3 Tbsp. Granulated Sugar
1 qt. Lobster Stock
2 Tbsp. Tomato paste
1 oz. micro arugula
1 oz. micro lemon-basil
1 oz. micro celery
1 oz. micro cilantro
1 oz. micro yellow beet tops
1 oz bulls blood |
Directions:
In
a medium pot over high heat, bring salted water to
a boil then add your potatoes & cook until tender.
Once tender, put through a ricer then press through
a tamis. Then place potato puree in a medium stainless
steel bowl and add cream & 4 Tbsp. butter and set
over a double boiler. Place Sherry vinegar, Serrano
chili, shallot, sugar & oil in a blender and puree
until smooth and emulsified, then individually, bag
each vegetable and divide the vinaigrette between
then and cryo-vac each bag & place the beets, carrots,
and parsnips in a water bath with an emersion circulator
pre-set to 160 degrees F. set aside, the remaining
vegetables aside to be added later. For the lobster
nage place the lobster stock & tomato paste in a 2
qt. sauce pan over high heat and bring to a then reduce
to a simmer and allow to reduce by ½. Then strain
through a chinois and return to sauce pot and using
a small beurre mixed whisk in 3 Tbsp. butter and season
with sea salt. Set in a thermos for later use. Kill
the lobster and remove the tails & claws from the
body. Wrap up the bodies & claws for later use and
steam the tails for 45 seconds to 1 minuet, just enough
to firm up the flesh to remove from the shell but
not cook it. Once the lobsters are steamed flip them
over and snip the shell from the tail using a pair
f shears & save shells for later use. Once meat is
removed from shells flip the tail over and straighten
out, the using a chef's knives gently score the underside
of the tail to keep from curling. Place tail & ½ cup
butter in a vacuum bag and season with salt and pepper
then cryo-vac and set aside for later use. Remove
the tendon from the scallops and set on a dry bar
mop and place under refrigeration for later use. Scale,
Fillet & debone the Bass; then cut into four portions
and score the skin side of the fish, and place on
dry bar mop and place under refrigeration for later
use. 10 min out drop the lobster and remaining vegetables
in the water bath, heat the pans over high heat and
in a small amount of oil sear the bass skin side until
crispy. At the same time in a separate pan, do the
same with the scallops until nice and crispy on one
side. To plate fold the chives into the potato puree
and place into a pastry bag & pipe a rosette in the
center back of the plate, cut open the bags of vegetable
at strain and toss in a bowl then place in front of
the potatoes. Top the potatoes with 1 piece of bass
and place the Seared scallop to the left front of
the potatoes slightly on the vegetables. Remove the
lobster from the bag and cut into 1/3 and place in
the right front of the potatoes slightly on vegetables
spoon the nage in front of the Lobster & scallops
and top with micro herb salad.
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