KARITANE CRAYFISH MEATBALLS WITH SWEET ONION PURÉE & SALSA VERDE
Martin Bosley
tags:crayfish, Dinner, seafood, meatballs, sweet onion purèe, salsa verde
Serves
4Preparation
45 minsCook
25 minsIngredients
FOR THE SALSA VERDE | |
3 cups curly parsley | |
1 clove garlic | |
1 cup extra virgin olive oil | |
4 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar | |
90g white anchovy | |
FOR THE ONION PURÉE | |
3 large onions, finely sliced | |
80g butter | |
200ml cream | |
1 medium-sized carrot, peeled and diced | |
2 large shallots, peeled and diced | |
FOR THE KARITANE CRAYFISH MEATBALLS | |
100g pork cheek | |
1.25kg crayfish meat | |
125g pancetta | |
1 cup basil | |
½ cup chopped chives | |
½ cup chopped parsley | |
zest and juice of ½ lemon | |
50g mascarpone | |
3 tablespoons flaky salt salt | |
4 heaped tablespoons rice flour | |
pickled red onions, pickled carrots, roasted cubes of parsnip and ice plant to garnish (optional) |
Instructions
1. | Combine all the salsa verde ingredients and blend on high. Set aside. |
2. | To make the onion purée, sweat the sliced onions in half the butter (without browning them), add the cream and simmer gently until mix thickens. |
3. | Remove from the heat, add the rest of the butter and season with salt and pepper. |
4. | Use a stick blender on high to blend until smooth. |
5. | Preheat the oven to 240°C. |
6. | To make the polpette, sweat the carrots and shallots in olive oil in a frying pan over a low heat, until the shallots are transparent. |
7. | Allow to cool. |
8. | Dice the pork cheek, crayfish meat and pancetta and mince twice in a food processor. |
9. | Add the cooled carrots and shallots, finely chop the herbs and add to the mix with the lemon zest and juice, mascarpone, salt and rice flour. |
10. | Mix to a smooth consistency. |
11. | Divide the mix and roll into balls the size of a golf ball. Roast for 7 minutes. |
12. | Serve with a spoon of onion purée and salsa verde on the side. |
13. | Garnish with pickled red onions, parsnip, pickled carrots and ice plant if using. |
Illustration Kohl Tyler-Dunshea
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