Crispy Guinea Pig, Choclo, Goat Cheese Stuffed Rocoto Chile, and Muña Oil

Adapted by StarChefs.com
June 2014
Yield: 7 servings

INGREDIENTS:

Guinea Pig
1 whole butchered and deboned guinea pig, split lengthwise, bones reserved for sauce
2 grams salt
5 grams minced garlic
10 milliliters olive oil
25 grams choclo kernels
25 grams diced carrot
25 grams diced turnip
25 grams Brussels sprouts leaves
25 grams diced piquillo peppers
Sauce
100 grams thinly sliced red onion
50 grams thinly sliced carrot
2 grams thinly sliced celery
1 gram poro poro flesh
salt
Goat Cheese Stuffed Rocoto Chile
160 grams goat cheese
150 grams onion confit
120 grams sour cream
salt
7 rocoto chiles, stemmed and seeded but left whole, rinsed and dried
To Assemble and Serve
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 ounce butter
28 choclo kernels
salt
7 Ears baby corn
7 baby carrots
7 baby turnips
7 Brussels sprouts
thin potato pure
micro greens
Muña oil

METHOD:

Guinea Pig

Heat the water bath of an immersion circulator to 140F. Season guinea pig with salt and garlic and coat with olive oil. Transfer to vacuum bag with remaining ingredients and seal. Cook sous vide in immersion circulator for 12 hours.

Sauce

Roast guinea pig bones and transfer to small pot with onion, carrot, celery, and poro poro. Cover with water and gently simmer over night. Strain through chinois, season with salt, cover, and keep warm.

Goat Cheese Stuffed Rocoto Chile

In a small bowl, combine goat cheese and onion confit. Fold in sour cream and season with salt. Stuff rocoto peppers with goat cheese mixture. Cover and set aside.

To Assemble and Serve

Prepare and heat grill. Heat oil in sauté pan and heat over high flame. Remove Guinea Pig from immersion circulator and rest 7 minutes in sealed vacuum bag. In another sauté pan, heat butter and sauté choclo kernels until they begin to turn golden brown. Season with salt, drain, and keep warm. Portion Guinea Pig into 7 rectangles of equal size. When oil in remaining pan is about 340F, season Guinea Pig with salt and sear skin-side down until golden brown and crisp. Grill vegetables until charred and tender; season with salt. With a sauce spoon, plate a streak of potato pure. Spoon a little Sauce onto the thin end of the streak and top with Guinea Pig. On the thick end of the streak, place an ear of baby corn, a baby carrot, a baby turnip, and a Brussels sprout in a cluster. Slice Stuffed Rocoto Chiles into rings and arrange 3 around vegetables. Arrange 4 kernels choclo between Guinea Pig and vegetables. Garnish with micro greens and small amount of muña oil.