Christmas pre-dinner tapas


Christmas tapas


Some small tapas like dishes to go with champagne to start off the dinner.

Quail eggs in coconut and sesame coating

Quail eggs wrapped in coconut paste and sesame (inspired by Scotch eggs)
1. Hard boil quail eggs, peel the shells, marinate in soy sauce and brown sugar syrup infused with spices (star anises, cloves).
2. Dilute creamed coconut with warm water into a thick paste, cover quail eggs with the mixture, roll in the palm of the hands to have even coating, cover with roasted sesame seed.

Salmon with pomelo and dill

Salmon with pomelo and dill (make the cured salmon less salty)
-Trim a segment of pomelo flesh into 1cm strips, wrap a piece of salmon around pomelo and a sprig of dill.

Spicy pomelo salad

Spicy pomelo salad
1. Split pomelo into bite size pieces.
2. Dilute creamed coconut with warm water to a paste, season with lemon juice, brown sugar, pinch of salt and chili.

Daikon noodle in peanut sauce

Daikon noodle in peanut sauce
1. Use a julienne peeler to shred daikon into noodle like thin strips. Cook in oil and salt until soft.
2. Blend roasted peanut with water, olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar into a paste, season with Sichuan pepper and or chili.
3. Place peanut sauce on noodle, put some chopped up roasted peanuts on top.


Scallop in cerviche sauce

Scallop in cerviche sauce
1. Use fresh raw scallop or lightly cooked frozen ones, cut into bite size pieces. 
2. Mix lime juice with olive oil, red bell pepper and shallot, season with salt and sugar, mix with scallop just before serving.

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