SCALLOPS ANTICUCHO
Bar Bites
Serves
4Preparation
30 minsCook
30 minsIngredients
| 1 red chilli, deveined and deseeded | |
| 1½ cloves garlic | |
| juice 1 lemon | |
| 2 small egg yolks | |
| 200ml canola oil | |
| 2 frozen birds eye chillies | |
| 2 small red capsicums | |
| 1 small red onion | |
| 50ml vegetable stock | |
| 500g frozen Peruvian scallops, roe on | |
| nasturtium flowers, to serve |
Anticuchos are traditional Peruvian skewers cooked on a charcoal grill.
PAIRED WITH MADAME GEORGE NEGRONI
Instructions
| 1. | In a mortar and pestle crush together the red chilli and ½ clove of garlic. |
| 2. | Put into a mixing bowl with some salt, lemon juice and egg yolks and slowly emulsify with oil to make a mayonnaise. Chill. |
| 3. | Finely chop the birds eye chillies, capsicum, onion and remaining garlic and fry slowly in a little oil until caramelised. |
| 4. | Add the stock, and cook until reduced to a quarter of the volume. |
| 5. | Blitz and chill. |
| 6. | Defrost the scallops, (take off the muscle but keep the roe on). |
| 7. | Put 3 scallops on each skewer, season with salt and sear on a hot barbecue until cooked to medium. |
| 8. | Plate the scallop anticuchos straight away, drizzle with mayonnaise and chilli sauce, and garnish with nasturtium flowers. |
| 9. | Serve immediately. |
Bites Patrick Schmitt – Head Chef at Madame George / Drinks Andrea Marseglia – Head Bartender at Madame George / Photography Jason Creaghan

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