Taste & Flavors

Lobster cooked in bouillabai­sse consommé with fresh green vegetables Serves 1 Prep/cooking 45 mins

- By Chef de Cuisine Mark Jebran Four Seasons Hotel Beirut fourseason­s.com/beirut

INGREDIENT­S

• 1 lobster • Bouillabai­sse consommé Vegetables • ½ piece baby gem • 20g green peas • 2 pieces baby asparagus • 20g green beans • 2 pieces brussel sprouts Black ink tuile • 5g squid ink • 80ml water • 10g flour • 20g vegetable oil Coconut foam • 400ml coconut milk • 5g soy lecithin • ½ piece orange zest

PREPARATIO­N

For the vegetables Blanch the baby gems, green peas, baby asparagus, green beans and brussel sprouts. Sauté in a hot pan and season well. For the black ink tuile Mix squid ink, water, vegetable oil and flour together in a bowl. Add a bit of vegetable oil in a hot pan then add the mixture and let it dry. Take out the tuille gently with a spatula and let it dry on a perforated tray. For the coconut foam Heat the coconut milk in a pot until it reaches 40°C. Add the soy lecithin and the orange zest. Blend the surface of the mixture with a hand blender to let the air merge with the molecules of the mixture to form a bubbly foam. For the lobster Separate the head and the claws of the lobster from its body. Insert a wooden stick from the bottom of the lobster up to its upper body. Boil the lobster body in salted water for 5 minutes, and its claws for 7 minutes. To plate Start by putting the green vegetables at the bottom of the plate. Put the lobster on top. Season with bouillabai­sse stock. Decorate the plate with the coconut foam and the black ink tuile.

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