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King oyster, soy gel, nori dusted kale, sesame breadcrumbs

This dish takes advantage of mushrooms pairing very well with Asian flavours. The meaty texture of the king oyster mushrooms gives the dish a lot of body. This dish is very high in umami and acidic flavours and would be well suited as a starter on a fine dining or vegan menu.
Preparation:
Cooking: 30 minutes ( prep & cooking time)
Serves: 2

King oyster & plating

Ingredients

  • 3 king oyster mushrooms, slice lengthways and scored
  • 2 king oyster mushrooms, sliced into scallops shapes and scored
  • 50g vegan butter
  • Salt

Method

Fry off the mushrooms in the butter in a frying pan on the scored side down, flip over and cook through.
Place the breadcrumbs on the bottom of the plate, pak choi at the side of the breadcrumbs.
Lay the mushrooms on top of the breadcrumbs, dot the soy gel around.
Garnish with the crispy kale and some sliced spring onions.
Spoon over some of the soy emulsion and serve

Soy gel

Ingredients

  • 100ml soy sauce
  • 100ml sweet soy sauce
  • 75ml apple balsamic vinegar
  • 25ml yuzu juice
  • 200ml water
  • 5g agar agar

Method

Combine all liquids in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Add agar agar, whisk thoroughly and boil for 3 minutes.
Pour into a container and set in the fridge until solid.
Blend in a liquidiser, pass through a fine mesh chinois and put in a squeezy bottle

Crispy kale

Ingredients

  • 50g black curly kale
  • 1 sheet of roasted nori
  • 2g salt

Method

Blend the nori and salt into a powder.
Pick the curly kale down into small pieces and deep fry on 190 degrees until crispy, drain on jay cloth and dust with the nori salt

Pak choi

Ingredients

  • 1 head of pak choi, finely sliced
  • 20ml soy sauce
  • 30g vegan butter
  • 10ml water

Method

Combine the soy and water in a saucepan, bring to the boil and reduce by ¼, whisk in the cold vegan butter until emulsified, add the pak choi and cookout for 1 min

Sesame breadcrumbs

Ingredients

  • 50g panko breadcrumbs
  • 10g white sesame seeds
  • 20g vegan butter

Method

Fry off the breadcrumbs and sesame in the vegan butter until golden brown, season to taste, set aside to cool
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