Italian
Fake Scallop with Jerusalem Artichoke (Vegetarian)
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A vegetarian scallop made from Jerusalem artichoke and potato, pan-fried and served on a violet carrot sauce with sea foam and crispy discs made from the artichoke peels and red rice.
- Difficulty
- hard
Ingredients
15 items- PotatoBoiled
- Jerusalem ArtichokeSalt-baked, then mashed
- EggOnly the yolk
- Corn Starch or Rice FlourFor binding and dusting
- Fine SaltTo taste
- Black PepperTo taste
- ButterFor cooking the scallops
- Extra Virgin Olive OilFor cooking and finishing
- Purple CarrotFor the sauce; include the peels when boiling
- Coarse SaltFor the sea water foam
- 2 tbspSoy LecithinFor the foam
- 1 lWaterOr sea water
- Jerusalem Artichoke PeelsFor the white crisp
- Stracotto RiceLeftover overcooked rice; for the red crisp
- Red BeetCooked, for coloring the red crisp
Method
- Mash the boiled potato and the salt-baked topinambur with a fork (do not blend).
- Season with salt and pepper, then mix in only the egg yolk and a little cornstarch or rice flour.
- Lightly oil a scallop-shaped mold, fill with the mixture, press firmly, then dust with starch to shape the fake scallops.
- In a pan with butter and a drizzle of olive oil, cook the fake scallops over medium heat, turning once, until golden.
- For the sauce: boil diced violet carrot (including the peels) in salted water until the water turns deep blue. Thicken with a little cornstarch, then blend and strain.
- For the sea foam: in 1 liter of water (or sea water), dissolve 2 handfuls of coarse salt and 2 tablespoons of soy lecithin. Blend at an angle to create foam.
- For the crisps: boil the topinambur peels, blend to a paste, spread between two sheets of oiled parchment paper, and bake at 140°C for the white crisp. For the red crisp, blend overcooked rice with cooked beetroot and bake at 70°C.
- To plate: spoon the violet carrot sauce in the center of the plate, place one fake scallop on top, add a few blanched carrot cubes, top with sea foam, and garnish with the crisps.
Gambero Rosso
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