New Potatoes with Mushroom Puree, Broccoli, Beef Fat and Cured Egg Yolk
Ingredients:
- 2 egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar, divided
- ¼ cup Salt
- 1½ pounds beef fat scraps
- 1 cup rendered beef fat
- 16 Idaho® yellow potatoes, size C or Creamers
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup milk powder
- 1-2 heads of broccoli
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 8 ounces Cremini Mushroom
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ shallot
- 1 tablespoon truffle oil
- Garnish with 1 teaspoon Gochugaru
- Garnish ¼ cup crispy beef fat
Directions:
- Cure the egg yolks in ¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup salt in a small container and let it sit in refrigerator for at least 2 days. Once hardened, take yolks out of the mixture. Dehydrate for 6 hours at 135°F.
- Take beef fat scraps and cut into chunks. Transfer to a large pot and cover with water and boil/simmer. Simmer for 8 hours while continuing to add water. Strain liquid into a container and refrigerate. The beef fat will rise to the top and solidify.
- Chop up leftover beef chunks into small bits and sauté in a pan until crispy. Drain and reserve crispy beef fat crumble for garnish.
- Melt 1 cup of the beef fat and vacuum seal the baby potatoes with it. Sous vide at 194°F or submerged under simmering water for one hour or until cooked through. Cool down and reserve a tablespoon of the beef fat.
- Melt ½ cup of butter until it starts to brown. Add a pinch of salt and the milk powder and stir until the powder turns a nice golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- With scissors, cut the tops off the broccoli florets. Reserve half.
- Fry the other half in a tablespoon of butter until browned and crispy then drain on a paper towel.
- Take the stalk and dice into 3/16” cubes. Combine ¼ cup sugar, ¼ rice vinegar, ¼ cup of water, and a pinch of salt and heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over the broccoli cubes and let sit.
- Sauté mushrooms with a tablespoon of oil. Thinly slice half a shallot and add once the mushrooms start to brown. Cook for 1-2 mins then blend with truffle oil until smooth and season.
- To plate: Take a spoonful of the mushroom puree and place in a circle. Cut the potatoes in half and sear in the reserved beef fat on cut side until golden brown and season. Place 8 halves of the potatoes on the mushroom puree cut side down and sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the pickled broccoli stems on top. Cover ¼ of the potatoes with roughly one tablespoon each of the brown butter crumble, fried broccoli, raw broccoli, and micro-planed cured egg yolk. Finish with a sprinkle of Gochugaru and crispy beef fat on top.