Squab Breast with California
Raisins and Green Lentil Emulsion
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Serves 4 |
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INGREDIENTS |
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Squab
Breast |
1
15g
30g
15g
15g
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squab
Duck fat
'Fleur de sel' salt
Mixed Cracked Peppercorns
Sichuan peppercorns
Indonesian peppercorns
Jamaican peppercorns
Black peppercorns |
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Squab
Legs |
2
3
6
1
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squab legs
duck fat
Sage
white pearl onions, peeled
White grapes; peeled
Butter
Sugar
Chicken stock
California
Raisins, halved
Duck fat
bacon slice; cut into small pieces
Salt; to taste
Ground pepper; to taste
Sherry Vinegar |
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Squab Jus |
750g
3
95g
10
1.9 ltr
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squab bones; cut into pieces
Duck fat
garlic cloves
shallots; peeled, thickly sliced
California
Raisins
chicken stock, divided
Sage
A bunch of thyme
Chopped squab liver
Rock salt and ground pepper, to taste
Sherry vinegar |
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Green Lentil Emulsion: |
95g |
lentils; soaked overnight in cold
water, rinsed
Chicken stock
Squab jus
Finely diced sage
Sherry vinegar |
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Method: |
1. |
For the Squab Breast:
Trim the legs (and reserve), wings and wishbone from the
squab until the breast is left. Lift the skin and place
a sage leaf under the skin of the squab breast. Season
with salt.
Heat duck fat in a frying pan and brown the squab breast,
then finish it off in a pre-heated oven. Remove the bone
from the roasted squab breast and season with sea salt
and mixed cracked peppercorns to taste. Keep warm. |
2. |
For the Squab Legs: Confit
the squab legs in some duck fat with salt and sage and
then remove the meat from the bone.
Braise the white pearl onions and white grapes with butter,
sugar and chicken stock until tender and then cut into
halves. Set aside.
Sauté the bacon pieces until crisp and then drain
on paper towels.
Sauté the onions, grapes and the bacon crisps in
a pan with some duck fat and a drop of sherry vinegar.
Then add the squab leg and season with salt and ground
pepper to taste. |
3. |
For the Squab Jus: Roast
the squab bones with the duck fat in a stockpot until
the bones are caramelised. Pour away the fat and then
sweat the garlic, shallots and California
Raisinstogether until fragrant. Pour in 470ml
chicken stock and simmer until the liquid is reduced,
then pour in the remaining stock and continue to simmer
until the stock has thickened. Infuse the sauce with sage
and thyme, then strain through a fine sieve.
Reserve half the squab jus for the green lentil emulsion.
Pour the rest into another saucepot and add the chopped
liver to it. Bring to a boil, then season to taste with
salt, ground pepper and sherry vinegar. Strain again. |
4. |
For the Green Lentil Emulsion:Pour
chicken stock in a saucepot and add the soaked lentils.
Simmer slowly, skimming the surface occasionally until
the lentils are soft and cooked through. Then pour the
lentils together with its cooking liquid into a food processor
and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve and
then simmer the lentil puree with the reserved squab jus,
sage and sherry vinegar. |
To Serve:
Spoon the green lentil emulsion on one side of the
plate, then spoon some squab jus and chopped liver
on the other side. Dress the center of the plate with some fricassee
and top it with the roasted squab breast and squab legs confit.
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