Warm Oyster Stew: Wellfleet Oysters, Smoked Bone Marrow Emulsion, Kalettes, Autumn Brassicas, Smoked Hazelnut Oil, and Toasted Nori

Adapted by StarChefs.com
March 2015
Yield: 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS:

Smoked Bone Marrow Emulsion
907 grams marrow bones, split
Low-salt brine
salt
sugar
125 grams 2% milk
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, smashed and peeled
40 grams blond chicken stock
0.62 grams xanthan gum
0.4 grams sucrose esters
Ground white pepper
Autumn Brassicas Pickles
1 head Kalette, leaves thinly sliced
1 turnip, thinly sliced on mandolin
1 kohlrabi, thinly sliced on mandolin
1 baby cabbage, thinly sliced on mandolin
Mildly flavored pickling liquid
Smoked Hazelnut Oil
hazelnut oil
Toasted Nori Crisps
sesame oil
20 sheets nori, dried and rehydrated in cold water
salt
black pepper
nutritional yeast
Oysters
16 Wellfleet oysters, shucked, liquor reserved
To Assemble and Serve
chicken stock
extra virgin olive oil
Maine sea lettuce
sea beans
Goose tongue (sea plantain)
Sea rocket
dill
chervil
chives

METHOD:

For the Smoked Bone Marrow Emulsion

Heat oven to 300˚F. With a pastry brush, apply a light layer of sesame oil to a sheet tray. Spreadthe rehydratednorionto the coated sheet tray; season with salt, pepper, and yeast. Bake 15 minutes, until crispy, careful not to overcook.

For the Autumn Brassicas Pickles

Set aside some of the vegetable strips for finishing the plate. Place the remainder in a non-reactive container cover with pickling liquid. Let sit 30 minutes.

Smoked Hazelnut Oil

Prepare cold smoker with fruit wood. Pour oil into shallow pan and smoke 1 hour.

Toasted Nori Crisps

Heat oven to 300°F. With a pastry brush, apply a light layer of sesame oil to a sheet tray. Spread the rehydrated nori onto the coated sheet tray; season with salt, pepper, and yeast. Bake 15 minutes, until crispy, careful not to overcook.

Oysters

Dived oysters and oyster liquor evenly between 4 vacuum bags. There should be at least ½ cup liquor per bag. Seal bags at 33 millibars.

To Assemble and Serve

Heat the water bath of an immersion circulator to 60˚C. In a saucepan, warm the Smoked Bone Marrow Emulsion. In a separate saucepan, warm the raw sliced vegetables reserved from Autumn Brassicas Pickles in a little stock and olive oil. Cook Oysters in water bath for 3 minutes. Open bags and place Oysters in a serving bowl; strain liquor over oysters. Arrange 3 to 4 pieces of warm vegetables and 2 to 3 pieces each of Autumn Brassicas Pickles, sea lettuce, succulents, and herbs. Dress with 5 grams Smoked Hazelnut Oil and five Toasted Nori Crisps per bowl. Tableside, pour 64 grams of emulsion into each bowl.