Serves 10
Ingredients
10 roma tomatoes
2 ounces extra virgin olive oil
1 branch thyme
2 cloves unpeeled garlic
3.5Bigeye Tuna
10 green onions
2 avocados, lemon juice
Green from 2 green onions, sliced thinly
1oz yuzu powder,
1ozmicro cilantro
1ozmicro amaranth
1ozfleur d’sel
Soya onions
4 red onions
1⁄2 cup soy sauce
2 tsp ginger finely grated
1 cup chicken stock
Ponzu Vinaigrette
1 cup grapeseed oil
1 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1⁄4 oz minced ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 whole shallot, minced
Granite
1 cup salted yuzu juice
2 cups unsalted yuzu juice
1⁄2 cup simple syrup
1⁄2 tsp yuzu powder
Method
Peel and seed the tomatoes, quarterthem, and place in a single layer on a foil lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, thyme and garlic clove, and bake slowly at 200 degrees until semi dried, about 3 hours, turning once halfway thru the process.
Grill the green onions until tender.Peel the red onions, and cut into 1/8 inch thick slices. Soak in cold water 20 minutes and rinse well. Add to small pot along with soy sauce, chicken stock and ginger. Bring to simmer, and continue cooking until onions are cooked 5/6 of the way, just a few minutes. The onions should have a slight crunch.
For the Vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Refrigerate for 4 hours, strain througha fine mesh sieve.
For the Yuzu Granite, prepare a simple syrup by bringing equal parts water and sugar to a boil, and then strain. Let cool. Mix 1⁄2 cup of the simple syrup with the yuzu juice and powder. Place in a shallow pan, and freeze, whisking several times during the freezing process. Once frozen, scrape the granite with a fork.
To finishcut the tuna into 20 1/4 inch slices. On a sheetpan, layout 10 slices of tuna. Top with soya onions, a layer of sliced avocado, a layer of semi-dried tomato and then another slice of tuna. Sprinkle only a few grains of fleur d’sel on top. Place onto chilled plates, and drizzle the top with ponzu vinaigrette, and a light drizzle of olive oil. Garnish with a grilled onion, sliced green onions, micro cilantro and amaranth, and then spoon some granite over the top. Garnish the plate with a sprinkle of yuzu powder. Serve.
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