Recipe
Raw Kingfish, ponzu dressing, witlof and Gin Pearls
Ingredients
- Tin of Bloody Shiraz Gin Caviar
- 1 yellow witlof – stem removed and leaves washed
- 100g Hiramasa Kingfish – skin off and diced into ½ cm pieces
- Ponzu dressing – available from all Asian grocery stores
- Fine sliced red radish
- Furikake Mix (Japanese sesame and seaweed seasoninh) – ask for this product in the Asian Grocery store
- Spring onion finely sliced – put the green tops into iced water once sliced so they curl.
- Kewpie mayonnaise
Instructions
Assembly
Place diced kingfish in a small mixing bowl and dress lightly with ponzu dressing. Allow this to marinate for 5 or 10 minutes in the fridge. Add fine sliced spring onion whites, and fine sliced red radish. Season with sea salt flakes and mix together to incorporate. Finally add 2 tbl spoon of Furikake seasoning to coat everything.
In the bottom of each witlof ‘cup’, add a small amount of kewpie mayonnaise – This will help keep the kingfish in place in the cups. Top with a small spoonful of kingfish mixture. Add the curled spring onion greens and finish with Bloody Shiraz Gin Pearls. Serve chilled as a snack or canape
** Bloody Shiraz Gin Pearls work best for this application – as the citrus and anise flavours of the gin works great with the bitter witlof and sweet citrus in the ponzu dressing.