Scallops and smashed potatoes with seaweed butter
- For 4 persons :
- Elements of smashed potatoes :
- 20 small potatoes
- 75g butter
- 1 teaspoon of seaweed flakes
- 1 lemon
- 1 lemon Caviar
- Elements of the rose window of St James :
- 12 scallops
- 2 sheets of NORI seaweed
- 30g of butter
- Elements of the Ribot milk emulsion :
- 2dl fish stock
- 2dl of Ribot milk
- 2dl UHT cream
- A few fennel seeds
- Miscellaneous: Olive oil, fleur de sel, ground pepper, herring eggs, chives, coarse salt.
- 1Cook the potatoes in salted water. Drain and arrange in 4 circles on a baking dish or baking sheet. Use a fork to break up the potatoes. Drizzle with olive oil. Place in a preheated oven at 240C° on grill setting. Bake until the top is well browned.
- 2Cut 4 discs out of the Nori sheets with scissors. Slice the scallops and arrange them in a corolla on the seaweed leaves.
- 3Combine the fish stock, Ribot milk, UHT cream and fennel seeds in a pan. Heat the whole mixture. Cover and leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Chinoiser, reheat the sauce then, using a hand blender, emulsify it. Set aside.
- 4Place the scallop discs on the smashed potatoes. Brush the scallops with melted butter. Place in the oven for about 3 minutes. Remove and season with fleur de sel and freshly ground pepper.
- 5SERVING: Pour the emulsion onto the bottom of a hot plate. Place a smashed potato of scallops on top. Finish with a small quenelle of herring roe and chopped chives. The herring roe can be replaced by lump roe or salmon roe. Enjoy!