Seared scallop garnished with a sprig of thyme, served on a bed of tomato-based sauce.

Yuzu Sea Scallops

Serves 8 appetizer servings

Ingredients

High-Pressure Tomato Sauce:
50 ounces sweet cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon Spanish olive oil, or rich neutral oil
1 ounce Italian double concentrate tomato paste
1/2 ounce high-quality wakame, washed and cut into 2 x 3 x 3–inch pieces
1 cup water
2 tablespoons Kikkoman Kotteri Mirin
2 tablespoons Kikkoman Ponzu Citrus Seasoned Dressing & Sauce
1 teaspoon fructose powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

 

Yuzu Scallops:
8 wild-harvested fresh scallops, 2 ounces each
2 tablespoons yuzu olive oil

Directions

High-Pressure Tomato Sauce:
Process the cherry tomatoes in a food processor in small batches, just until crushed. Warm the olive oil in the bottom of the pressure cooker for 60 seconds. Add the crushed tomatoes, stir for a few minutes and add the remaining ingredients. Stir together and put on the pressure-cooker lid and cook until high-pressure setting is on. Turn down heat and cook on high-pressure setting for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and allow pressure cooker to cool until safe to open; follow the safety instructions on your pressure cooker. Strain the sauce through a medium sieve to remove seeds, and set aside.

 

Yuzu Scallops:
Put sea scallops into sous-vide package with oil, vacuum seal and cook in a circulator water bath at 128°F for 1 hour. Remove scallops from package and sear lightly on both sides.

 

Assembly:
For an appetizer portion, spoon 1 ounce heated tomato sauce onto a plate, arrange 1 seared scallop on top and garnish with nori komi furikake with 1 pinch wild fennel pollen added.

 

Recipe by Chef Mark Miller

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