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Mashua Octopus

Tender octopus with chili jam, mashua in two textures, onion marmelade, paella rice cracker, and roasted grapefruit.

Tender octopus with chili jam, mashua in two textures, onion marmelade, paella rice cracker, and roasted grapefruit.

  • Cooking time15 minutes
  • Preparation time1 hour
  • DifficultyHard
  • Servings10
recipe image mashua-octopus
Sweet Chili Jam
  • Guajillo chili – 150 g
  • Garlic – 300 g
  • Shallots – 600 g
  • Shrimp paste – 80 g
  • Tamarind paste – 160 g
  • Fish sauce – 150 ml
  • Palm sugar – 240 g
  • Sunflower oil – 60 g
Mashua Foam
Confit Mashua
  • Mashua – 300 g
  • Phase (clarified) – as needed
  • Salt & pepper – to taste
Onion Marmelade
  • Shallots (lengthwise) – 1 kg
  • Phase (clarified) – 50 g
  • Whiskey – 30 g
  • Fennel seeds – 0.5 g
  • Cloves – 3 pcs
  • Salt – 1.5 g
Paella Rice Cracker
  • Paella rice – 100 g
  • Vegetable stock – 200 ml
  • Shrimps – 100 g
  • Saffron – a bit
  • Salt & pepper – to taste
Octopus
  • Octopus (medium-sized) – 1 pc
  • Olive oil – as needed
  • White balsamic vinegar – as needed
  • Salt & pepper – to taste
Plating
  • Grapefruit segments
  • Edible flowers
  • Phase (clarified) – as needed
Sweet Chili Jam
  1. Remove seeds from chilies, cut roughly. Char chilies, then grind into powder. Roast garlic and shallots. Blend all ingredients until paste consistency. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.
Mashua Foam
  1. Clean mashua and vacuum pack. Cook sous-vide for about 30 minutes, check doneness. Blitz until smooth, pass through sieve. Mix in oils, Plant Cream, and seasoning. Transfer to siphon with nitrogen capsules.
Confit Mashua
  1. Slice mashua thinly with a slicer. Place in baking mold. Cook confit-style in oven with Phase. Season with salt and peppe
Onion Marmelade
  1. Combine all ingredients in a pot. Roast slowly over low heat for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Paella Rice Cracker
  1. Place all ingredients in a pot, cook until overcooked. Blend in kitchen blender. Strain, spread on silpat. Season with salt and pepper. Dry in food dryer for several hours at 60°C.
Octopus
  1. Freeze octopus, then defrost. Simmer in a covered pot until tender. Remove and cool on rack in fridge uncovered. Reduce cooking liquid, mix with vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Plating
  1. Cut octopus into 2 cm chunks, roast, glaze with chili jam. Roast grapefruit segments in hot pan. Arrange all components on plate. Finish with edible flowers.
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