
Lobster prawn crackers with ragout
Lobster prawn crackers, lobster ragout, candied black beans, lime, XO sauce cream.Made by one of the students of ROC de Friese Poort. In this dish, we use dried samphire as a salt substitute.
Ingredients
2units.itemsGarlic clove
1units.itemsWinter carrot
3units.itemsfinely chopped shallots
1kglobster or langoustine shells
0.5units.itemsFennel
6units.itemsthyme sprig
3Tomato paste
1units.itemsBay leaf
1.5lChicken broth
tapioca
300mlWhite wine
1units.itemsfinely chopped shallot
50gButter
400gBisque
60gFlour
200gcoarsely chopped lobster
Chives
Parsley
Tarragon
100gBlack beans
100gSugar
1units.itemsLime
100gWater
50gEgg white
200gOil
50gYogurt
10gSushi vinegar
Lime
Salt and pepper
50gXO sauce
200gSamphire
pepper mill
Preparation
- Sear the lobster shells in oil over high heat.
- Add the herbs and vegetables.
- Cook out the acidity of the tomato paste.
- Deglaze with the white wine.
- Add the chicken stock.
- Let it simmer gently.
- Strain the mixture.
- Cook the tapioca in the liquid until done.
- Blend ¾ of the tapioca in the thermoblender and spread the mixture on baking paper and pat dry.
- Puff the cracker in oil at 200°C. Season the cracker afterwards with salty dried samphire.
- Melt the butter and sauté the shallot.
- Add the flour and cook until it dances in the pan.
- Add the bisque in equal parts.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Finally, add the finely chopped herbs and coarsely chopped lobster.
- Cook the beans in sugar water.
- Reduce the liquid with the beans until almost syrupy.
- Fry the beans at 170°C until there are no more bubbles.
- Salt them afterwards and grate lime zest over them
- Add the egg white, yogurt, sushi vinegar, and XO sauce together and blend with a hand blender until smooth.
- Emulsify with the oil until the desired thickness is reached.
- Season with salt, pepper, and lime.
- Dry the samphire in the dehydrator at 80°C.
- Put the dried samphire in a pepper mill and your salt substitute is ready.



