INGREDIENTS
36 large scampi tails, shelled and
deveined
2 ripe persimmon, peeled
2 large yellow beetroot
100 g Brussels sprouts
50 g rice, toasted and ground
10 g coriander leaves
10 g shiso leaves
200 ml shitake dressing
Toasted rice
½ cup basmati rice
Shitake dressing
60 ml lime juice
60 ml water
100 ml fish sauce
1½ tsp brown sugar
½ knob ginger, finely grated
1 small garlic glove, finely grated
½ cup grapeseed oil
80 g shitake mushrooms, sautéed in sesame oil and finely sliced
METHOD
1. Wrap the beetroot in aluminium foil, place on a baking tray. Roast in the oven on Fan Plus for 2 hours or until soft.
2. Remove from the oven and cut into wedges. Set aside.
3. Discard the outer leaves of the Brussels sprouts and separate the inner leaves until the leaves are separated.
4. Place into a perforated steam tray and Steam at 100°C for 1 minute. Cool and set aside.
5. Season scampi tails with salt and pepper.
6. Heat a frying pan on high heat, Induction setting 8 and add oil. Once the oil is hot, pan fry the scampi tails to medium rare, approximately 1 minute each side.
Toasted rice
1. In a frying pan, place the rice and toast on medium high heat, Induction setting 7 until brown in colour. Lightly crush in a pestle and mortar.
Shitake dressing
1. Combine lime juice, water and fish sauce in a medium-sized bowl. Add sugar, ginger and garlic and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the grapeseed oil.
2. Add the shitake mushrooms just before dressing the salad.
To serve
1. Cut the persimmon into wedges, a similar size to the beetroot. Mix the beetroot and persimmon in a bowl with a little bit of dressing. Add the steamed Brussels sprouts and herbs.
2. Place cooked scampi on the plate and arrange the rest of the salad on top. Spoon over the shitake dressing and sprinkle with some the crushed toasted rice, coriander leaves and shiso leaves.
APPLIANCE / FUNCTION
Michael Meredith
Michael Meredith is one of New Zealand’s most creative chefs, and owner of the Mr. Morris restaurant in Auckland. This modern Pacific restaurant also features a private dining room known as “Mrs. Morris”, where guests can experience culinary delights created with Miele appliances. Michael, who is Samoan born, has earned his stellar reputation following the award of a scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America - spending time in New York, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland’s best. Michael has won a slew of awards for his previous restaurant Meredith’s, including Cuisine’s NZ Restaurant of the Year Award 2011 and Outstanding Chef of the Year Awards.
