Best Pork Belly And Scallop Starter With Coffee Glaze Recipes

PORK BELLY AND SCALLOP STARTER WITH COFFEE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the pork belly:.
• Season the pork belly with salt and pepper. On medium-high heat, in half the oil, sear the meat in an oven-proof casserole dish on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, onion, fennel, thyme, and peppercorns and continue cooking for another 5 minutes, or until caramelized. Add the veal stock and hard cider. Cover the casserole dish with a lid, or securely with tin foil, and braise the pork belly in the oven for 3 hours, until tender. Remove the pork belly from the oven and set aside on an aluminum-foil covered plate. Strain the leftover liquid with a large sieve over a stockpot, discard the vegetables and skim the excess fat from the braising liquid. Heat a pan on high heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Cut the pork belly into 4 equal pieces and sear on all sides until crispy, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm. Before this step, reduce the glaze.
• For the glaze:.
• Start by reducing the braising liquid by half for about 15 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the coffee and honey and continue cooking for about 5 minutes, until it thickens. You will know the sauce is done when it coats the back of a spoon. Set aside. For the scallops: Season the scallops with salt and pepper. In the same hot pan as the pork belly, sear the scallops on both sides for about 1 minute.
• For serving:.
• Drizzle the coffee glaze over the pork belly. Top with a scallop. Season with sea salt and serve.

BELLY AND SUCKER

Steps:

• For the pork: Season the pork generously on both sides with salt and sugar. Allow to "dry brine" for about an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the pork in a casserole dish. Add the garlic, ginger and enough beer to reach halfway up the belly. Cover in plastic wrap, then foil and roast until tender, about 3 hours. Remove the pork from the pan and press between 2 cookie sheets, weighing down the top with a couple of cans. Refrigerate overnight.
• For the octopus: Place the octopus in large pot with the red onion, garlic and bay leaves. Season with salt and cover with water. Bring to a low simmer and cook until a paring knife goes in easily in the thickest part of the tentacle, about 3 hours. Let cool, then refrigerate in the cooking liquid overnight.
• For the carrot caramel: Place the carrot juice in a small sauce pot. Simmer until reduced to 1 cup, 20 to 30 minutes. Whisk in the butter and season with salt.
• For the black currant vinaigrette: Combine the wine, vinegar, currants, salt and pepper in a sauce pot and simmer until the currants are plump, 5 to 10 minutes. Check the seasoning. The vinaigrette should be tart and sweet.
• To assemble: Slice the pork belly into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Remove the tentacles from the octopus and discard the body. Season the pork and octopus with salt. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and sear the pork until GBD (golden brown and delicious). Heat a second cast-iron pan over high heat and sear the octopus until GBD. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.
• To plate: Place about 1 tablespoon of the carrot caramel on each plate, arrange the pork and octopus on it, dress with the black currant vinaigrette and garnish with the radish, cilantro, parsley and watercress.

PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS AND PORK BELLY WITH POMEGRANATE AGRODOLCE AND BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Dry the scallops very well with a paper towel. Cut the pork belly into uniform cubes about the size of the scallops.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the scallops with salt and pepper and then add to the skillet. Add the butter to the skillet. When the bottom is golden brown, flip the scallop and cook for 1 minute.
• Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F. Alternatively, in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan about a third of the way. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F.
• Deep-fry the pork belly until crispy, but not too hard. Drain the pork belly on a paper-towel-lined plate.
• In a bowl, toss the arugula, sliced strawberries and pistachios with some of the Vanilla Bean Vinaigrette. Mound the salad on the plate, then arrange the scallops and pork belly around the salad. Top with some Beurre Blanc and drizzle with the Pomegranate Agrodolce to serve.
• Place the vinegar, honey, mustard and vanilla seeds in the food processor, and pulse until mixed. Slowly drizzle in the oil with machine running until emulsified.
• In a saucepan set over medium-low heat, bring the vermouth and vinegar to a low simmer. Add the shallots and season with salt and pepper. Simmer to cook until the liquid reduces by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in 4 tablespoons of the butter until fully incorporated. Return the pan to low heat and whisk in the remaining butter, one piece at a time. Add the lemon juice, then remove from the heat, cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Combine the pomegranate juice, sugar and vinegar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer until thick and syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes.