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Citrus Cured Fluke

Emily Jacobs|

Citrus Cured Fluke
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Chef Daniel Boulud makes this at his restaurant and "adds freshly grated wasabi, shiso, and soy, and then set the stage for this delicate fish cured in salt, sugar, and lemon and lime zest." He says the "creamy shiso bavarois balances the tangy and lean petals of fluke." 
Servings
6
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 dried kombu, 2 inch square
  • 1/2 cup bonito flakes
  • 3 tablespoon mirin
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon sake
  • 2 1/2 sheets gelatin
  • 3 baby yellow beets
  • 3 baby red beets
  • 3 baby chioggia (candy stripe) beets
  • olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 1 cup fresh red beet juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon xantham gum
  • salt
  • 7 1/2 ounce shiso leaves, stems trimmed
  • 5 sheets gelatin
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to medium peaks
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 lemons, finely grated zest
  • 2 limes, finely grated zest
  • 12 ounce skinless, boneless fluke fillets
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon grated fresh wasabi
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 6 rectangular (5 x 1 inch) seaweed croutons
  • 1/4 cup micro shiso
  • 1/4 cup red seaweed salad, aka- tosaka
Directions
  1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients except the gelatin with 3 tbsp water, cover, and refrigerate for 48 hours.
  3. Strain. Soak the gelatin sheets in a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes; squeeze dry.
  5. In a small saucepan, heat one-quarter of the strained liquid to just below a simmer.
  7. Remove from the heat, stir in the gelatin to dissolve, add the remaining liquid, and strain into a flat, rimmed container to reach 1/4 inch thickness.
  9. Refrigerate, flat, for 4 hours, or until firm. Cut into 1/4 inch cubes.
  10. Reserve, chilled.
  11. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  13. In a medium bowl, toss each variety of beet separately with olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper.
  15. Wrap them separately in aluminum foil packets and place them on a baking sheet.
  17. Bake for 45 minutes, or until tender.
  19. Remove and, once cooled enough to handle but still warm, peel and discard the skin.
  21. Cut the beets into 1/4 inch slices and cut into decorative shapes such as rectangles, diamonds, or circles.
  23. Reserve, chilled.
  24. In a small saucepan over medium heat, reduce the beet juice to 1/2 cup.
  26. Whisk in the xanthan gum until dissolved.
  28. Reserve, chilled.
  29. Bring a medium pot filled with salted water to a boil; place a bowl of ice water on the side.
  31. Boil the shiso for 20 seconds. Strain and chill in the ice water.
  33. Squeeze dry and transfer to a blender along with 2 tbsp ice water.
  35. Puree until very smooth but still thick, adding more water only if needed.
  37. Strain through a fine-meshed sieve. Soak the gelatin sheets in ice water for 10 minutes; squeeze dry.
  39. In a small saucepan over low heat, heat one-third of the shiso puree, then stir in the gelatin until dissolved. In a medium bowl, combine the warm shiso puree with the remaining puree.
  41. While the mixture is still slightly warm, fold in the whipped cream until no streaks remain, then season with salt.
  43. Spread the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking pan in a 1/2 inch layer and freeze, uncovered.
  45. Once frozen, cut into six 4 1/2 x 1-inch rectangles, cover, and refrigerate.
  46. In a small bowl, whisk all the ingredients to combine, and season with salt and pepper.
  48. Reserve, chilled.
  49. In a nonreactive container, combine the salt, sugar, and zests. Add the fluke and pack the salt mixture around to coat completely.
  51. Refrigerate for 45 minutes. Remove the fluke, rinse off and discard the salt mixture, and pat dry.
  53. With a sharp slicing knife, starting at the tail end, cut the fillets diagonally against the grain into 1/8 inch slices.
  54. On a flat surface lined with plastic wrap, arrange the fish slices in a single layer and season with the olive oil, wasabi, and salt and pepper.
  56. Top with more plastic wrap and gently pound with a meat mallet to flatten into thin, translucent petals.
  57. Reserve, chilled.
  58. When ready to serve, season the beets and fluke separately with sesame dressing to taste.
  59. For each serving, place a rectangle of bavarois at the center of a chilled plate and top with a crouton. Arrange 3 or 4 petals of fluke on top of the crouton to resemble waves.
  61. Garnish the perimeter with a line of 5 edamame puree dots, alternating with pieces of diced ponzu gelée.
  62. Top the puree dots with the reserved edamame.
  63. Swipe a line of beet reduction at a right angle to the line of edamame and gelée and arrange 3 pieces (one of each color) of beets in front.
  64. Garnish the top of the fluke with micro shiso and red seaweed salad.
 
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