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Raw Saint-Jacques with caviar, sumac and oyster leaves

The Culinary Institute of America · 10 min video

Read about scallops in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
Open the scallop by slipping the knife under the shell and twisting it inside.
Opening and trimming the scallop
  • Saint-Jacques
Remove the beard and the tip.
  • olive oil
Keep the foot and put it in the olive oil.
Use the Saint-Jacques without the coral; the coral is where the metals filter through, so it is not used, although its presence is a sign of quality.
True Saint-Jacques versus other scallops
Cut each Saint-Jacques into four big pieces.
Cutting the scallops to serve raw
Serve them raw; at this quality there is no need to do much to them.
  • soy milk
  • salt
  • pepper
Season the soy with salt and pepper.
A soy-based seasoning
  • caviar
  • pressed rice
Add the caviar. The grains should not be crushed.
Judging caviar
  • sumac
  • organic herbs
  • oyster leaves
  • red sea salt
  • carnation flower
  • grains of paradise
  • wild pepper from Madagascar
Finish with sumac, oyster leaves, red sea salt and a carnation flower, and the pepper mixture of grains of paradise and wild Madagascar pepper.
Finishing the plate with sumac and herbs