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Hokkaido Sea Urchin in a Lobster Jell-O with Cauliflower, Caviar & Crispy Seaweed waffles

Hokkaido Sea Urchin in a Lobster Jell-O with Cauliflower, Caviar & Crispy Seaweed waffles

An exquisite recipe by chef Richard Ekkebus of Amber restaurant in Hong Kong, with sea urchin, cauliflower, caviar and lobster jelly.

22 February, 2018
Average: 3.7 (6 votes)

serves for

1

total time

0 HR 0 MIN

ingredients

Cauliflower
Butter
Milk
Salt
Cauliflower puree
400g
Whipped cream
800g
Gelatin
2l, soaked and dissolved
Lobster consommé
1l
Gelatin
6, soaked
Tapoica flour
400g
3l
40g
Spinach puree
300g, passed
All purpose flour
100g, sieved
Butter
100g, melt
Egg whites
100g
145g
Sea urchin
Cauliflower puree
Lobster jelly
Caviar
Edible gold
Spinach tuille

Preparation

Cauliflower Puree

1. Sweat the cauliflower in butter and season with salt.
2. Cover with milk, put a cartouche on top and cook until really soft.
3. Strain, blend till smooth, adding some of the liquid if needs be.
4. Pass and check seasoning

Cauliflower Mousse

1. Warm the puree, add the gelatine and mix.
2. Put into a bowl over iced water and mix until cold.
3. Gold in the cream and lightly season with salt.

Lobster jelly

1. Warm the consommé, add the gelatine, dissolve and pass.

Tapoica Tuille

1. Whisk the flour and water, put on the stove, bring to the boil, whisking continually until the mix goes clear.
2. Cover with clingfilm and put in the Chinese steamer powder.
3. Remove, season with salt and whisk in the seaweed powder.
4. Divide between 6 trays and spread evenly.
5. Put into a dry oven on 65℃ and leave overnight.
6. Remove and keep in sealed bags.
7. Cook in sunflower oil, deep fry on 180-190℃ and season lightly with salt.

Spinach Tuille

1. Whisk the egg white into the puree, add the flour slowly, followed by the butter and lastly the seaweed paste.
2. Spread evenly on trays and cook on 140℃ for 10 minutes and leave to cool.

Spinach Puree

1. Blanch and refresh the spinach.
2. Squeeze out excess water and put into a pacojet.
3. Freeze a blitz 4 times and pass for tammis.

Sea Urchin

1. Put the bottom part of the sea urchin at the bottom of the shell.
2. Pipe in the cauliflower mousse till it comes up ¾ of the way.
3. Place 3 pcs sea urchin on top, glaze with the lobster jelly and leave to set .
4. Finish with a quenelle of caviar and gold leaf.
5. On the side serve the tapioca, spinach tuile and seaweed bread.

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