Recipe: Kumomoto Oysters with Yuzu Air, Red Ginger and Cucumber Gelée

Ingredients
  • 6 Oysters – Shucked – Reserved Liquid
  • 1 T Yuzu Juice
  • 1 T Lecithin
  • 1 T Powdered Sugar
  • TT Salt
  • 1/2 t Red Ginger Chopped
  • 1/2 oz. Ponzu Sauce
  • Garnish: Chives, thinly sliced
  • Garnish: lemon zest
  • Garnish: micro shiso
  • 6 each mountain peach slices
  • Cucumber Gelée
  • 700 g Cucumber Juice, strained
  • TT Salt
  • TT Pepper
  • TT Tabasco
  • TT Lemon Juice
  • 10 g agar agar
Preparation

To make the Oysters
Shuck oysters. Place on crushed ice in the half shell.
Combine Yuzu juice and lecithin. Using a hand blender froth liquid to develop a foam.
Season oysters with ponzu, red ginger, lemon zest, micro shiso, cucumber gelée and yuzu air. Serve with mountain peaches segment.

To make the Cucumber Gelée
Combine 1/3 of the cucumber juice, salt, Tabasco, lemon juice and agar agar. Bring liquid to a boil. Add back to remaining cucumber juice. Set in shallow pan over night in refrigerator.

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