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Valentine's Day Tasting Menu: Hamachi Crudo, Clams, Filet Mignon & Passionfruit Tart
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Valentine's Day Tasting Menu: Hamachi Crudo, Clams, Filet Mignon & Passionfruit Tart

5 hServes 4Nutri-Score C€€€
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what you need

Ingredients

4 people
  • hamachi loin (trimmed, cured with salt and sugar)Fish400 g
  • salt (for curing and seasoning)Spices60 g
  • sugar (for curing)Pantry60 g
  • coconut milkPantry400 ml
  • sugar (for the coconut sauce)Pantry20 g
  • lemongrass (crushed then chopped)Produce2 pieces
  • ginger (crushed)Produce20 g
  • limes (zested and juiced)Produce4 pieces
  • cilantro (washed, dried, leaves picked)Produce60 g
  • algae oilPantry120 ml
  • radishes (shaved, kept in ice water)Produce6 pieces
  • little neck clams (cleaned and purged in salted water)Fish1 kg
  • garlic (shaved)Produce6 pieces
  • shallots (shaved)Produce2 pieces
  • Calabrian chili (fried to open up the flavors)Pantry30 g
  • white wineBeverages150 ml
  • Thai basil (picked)Produce20 g
  • butter (cold, cubed)Dairy60 g
  • olive oilPantry60 ml
  • filet mignon (seasoned with salt, reverse seared)Meat680 g
  • tallow (for searing)Other60 g
  • white anchovies (cleaned, bones removed, chopped)Fish60 g
  • egg yolksDairy3 pieces
  • Dijon mustardPantry15 g
  • dried tarragonSpices3 g
  • brined green peppercorns (chopped)Pantry15 g
  • capers (chopped)Pantry15 g
  • parsley (chopped)Produce10 g
  • thymeProduce5 g
  • potatoes (peeled, cubed, parboiled)Produce800 g
  • broccolini (cleaned, trimmed, blanched and shocked)Produce300 g
  • oyster mushrooms (cut and trimmed)Produce250 g
  • pea shoots (cleaned)Produce100 g
  • sweet rose vinegarPantry30 ml
  • lemon (juiced)Produce2 pieces
  • flour (for the tart dough)Grains250 g
  • powdered sugarPantry80 g
  • vanilla (extract or paste)Pantry10 ml
  • passion fruit (juiced, seeds reserved)Produce8 pieces
  • egg whitesDairy4 pieces
  • cream of tartarPantry3 g
  • rice (for blind baking the tart shell)Grains300 g

per serving

Nutrition

1,215kcal

Carbs
105 g
Proteins
53 g
Fat
65 g
Adapt tools

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Tools

  • Mixing bowl ×3
  • Saucepan ×2
  • Frying pan ×2
  • tart pan
  • Blender
  • Piping bag
  • Sieve
  • Whisk
  • Mandoline
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Kitchen thermometer
  • kitchen torch

step by step

Method

  1. Make the tart dough

    • Cream the butter, then add powdered sugar, vanilla and flour.
    • Roll into a disc, wrap in plastic and chill in the fridge.
    Step 1
  2. Season the filet mignon

    • Season the beef simply with salt and chill until dinner.
    Step 2
  3. Purge the clams

    • Clean the clams and change the water a few times.
    • Add a generous amount of salt and refrigerate to purge the sand.
    Step 3
  4. Infuse the Thai coconut sauce

    • Combine coconut milk, sugar and a little water.
    • Add crushed then chopped lemongrass, crushed ginger, lime zest and lime juice.
    • Shake and let infuse for a few hours.
    Step 4
  5. Make the cilantro oil

    • Wash and dry the cilantro, pick small leaves for garnish.
    • Blend the rest with algae oil until hot and separated.
    • Pour into a piping bag, shock in ice water and refrigerate.
    Step 5
  6. Prep the roasted potatoes

    • Peel and cube the potatoes, rinse the excess starch.
    • Cook in salted water, then strain and chill on a tray in the freezer.
    Step 6
  7. Prep the vegetables and salad

    • Pick the Thai basil and clean the pea shoots.
    • Shave the radishes and keep them in ice water so they stay crispy.
    • Clean, trim, blanch and shock the broccolini, then cut and trim the oyster mushrooms.
    Step 7
  8. Make the salad dressing

    • Combine sweet rose vinegar, fresh lemon juice, olive oil and a bit of salt.
    Step 8
  9. Cure the hamachi

    • Cut out the nicest part of the loin and cure heavily with salt and sugar.
    • Chill for an hour to firm it up and season it.
    Step 9
  10. Blind bake the tart shell

    • Fit the chilled dough into the deep corners of the pan and trim the excess, then freeze.
    • Line with parchment paper and fill with rice as a pie weight.
    • Par bake for 15 minutes.
    Step 10
  11. Make the anchovy steak sauce

    • Chop the cleaned white anchovies into a pot with melted butter, cook down with shallot and garlic, add white wine and reduce.
    • In a bowl whisk egg yolks, Dijon mustard, dried tarragon, lemon juice, chopped green peppercorns and capers.
    • Temper the hot butter mixture into the egg yolks, then return to the pot with a bit of water and gently cook to thicken.
    Step 11
  12. Make the passion fruit curd

    • Cook egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and fresh passion fruit juice until thickened.
    • Cook the reserved seeds with a bit of sugar.
    • Strain the curd into a bowl, finish with cold butter and add lemon juice for tartness.
    Step 12
  13. Bake the tart

    • Pour the curd into the par baked shell.
    • Bake just until the curd sets, then chill in the fridge.
    Step 13
  14. Make the Italian meringue

    • Whip the egg whites with cream of tartar and vanilla paste until soft peaks.
    • Bring sugar and water to 116 °C, then slowly drizzle into the whipping meringue.
    • Keep whipping on high until cooled down.
    Step 14
  15. Roast the potatoes and mushrooms

    • Heat a pan with tallow in the oven until very hot.
    • Coat the potatoes in their own fluff, add to the pan and roast until golden brown.
    • Drizzle the oyster mushrooms with olive oil, salt and black pepper and roast in the oven.
    Step 15
  16. Strain the cilantro oil and coconut sauce

    • Cut the tip of the piping bag to remove thicker chunks and strain the rest through a tea bag.
    • Strain the infused Thai coconut sauce into a cup.
    Step 16
  17. Plate the hamachi crudo

    • Rinse the salt and sugar off the cured hamachi, dry it and slice thinly.
    • Roll the slices into waves, garnish with shaved radishes and cilantro leaves.
    • Spoon over the coconut sauce and cilantro oil, finish with salt and lime juice.
    Step 17
  18. Cook the clams

    • Sweat shaved garlic and shallots in oil, then fry the Calabrian chili.
    • Add the clams, white wine and Thai basil and let them steam, removing them as they open.
    • Emulsify butter into the sauce, finish with lime juice, a touch of sugar and cilantro, then pour over the clams.
    Step 18
  19. Sear the filet mignon

    • Sear the reverse seared filet on all sides in oil.
    • Baste with butter, garlic and thyme, then finish the sauce with lemon juice and parsley.
    • Let the steak rest.
    Step 19
  20. Make the pea shoot salad and plate the main

    • Toss the pea shoots with shaved radishes, crispy shallots and the dressing.
    • Plate the roasted oyster mushrooms, charred broccolini, the sauce, a thick slab of filet and the salad.
    • Finish with salt on the filet and serve with the roasted potatoes.
    Step 20
  21. Finish the passionfruit tart

    • Cut a wedge of the chilled tart.
    • Pipe the Italian meringue on top and torch it.
    • Garnish with the cooked passion fruit seeds.
    Step 21