Top Chef: Lia’s Olive Oil Poached Shrimp with Lime Syrup
Lia won this past week in Top Chef with her recipe for Olive Oil Poached Shrimp with Lime Syrup:
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4-5
1/8 cup coriander, ground
1T chili flakes
1 bottle olive oil
1T cornstarch
1 cup water
salt to taste
1 lime
1 1/2 oz sugar
4 oz lime syrup
1 English cucumber
1 Poblano
1T cilantro
1t olive oil
1 naval orange
1 Meyer lemon
1T sherry vinegar
1 vine ripened tomato
15 shrimp, peeled, deveined
1 ripe avocadoCoriander Mix Preparation:
In a hot pan, toast coriander and chili flakes until fragrant. Add oil and bring until hot to the touch. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain through cheese cloth; return to pan. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water. Add mix to pan and 1 teaspoon salt; heat until thickened and the starch is cooked out. Pass through a chinois and cool.Lime Syrup Preparation:
Brunoise peel of one lime. Bring to boil in a strainer twice from cold. Make a simple syrup with remaining water and 1 cup sugar. Add lime zest and syrup; bring to a boil. Cool in liquid then strain.Salad Preparation:
Brunoise 1/3 of the English cucumber, skin included. Over a high burner, lightly char the Poblano. Immediately remove from heat; peel and seed. Using only bright green sections, brunoise Poblano. Mince 2 tablespoons of washed and dried cilantro leaves. Squeeze 1/2 lime over, salt to taste and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.Citrus-Marinated Tomato Preparation:
Juice 1/2 orange and one Meyer lemon. Mix in sherry vinegar. Zest 1 tablespoon lemon into juice, then salt to taste. Slice tomato into thin wedges and marinate in juice.Shrimp Preparation:
Over low heat, warm remaining oil. Season shrimp and add to oil (oil should not shimmer). As shrimp begins to cook and become firm, flip over so it cooks evenly. When cooked, trim base of shrimp so it sits flat. Thinly slice avocado and shingle.To Plate:
Brush small amount of lime syrup onto plate. Top half of it with the avocado. On the other side, place shrimp. Place a dollop of coriander mix along side of plate. On the opposite side of the shrimp, make a small line of salad, draining any juice. Pull one piece of tomato from marinade and place on avocado, leaning against shrimp. Drizzle marinate onto the shrimp.
If you would like a more of an explanation on the dish and video instruction watch Lee Anne and the Wong Way to Cook. Don’t forget to also try the other dishes from Lia’s winning team, Hung’s Corn Pudding and Sauteed Shrimp and Brian’s Raw Key West Pink Shrimp.
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