Fermented berry Char Siu, Shiso leaf and pickled cucumber

Ivan Tisdall-Downes

Ivan Tisdall-Downes

9th October 2024
Ivan Tisdall-Downes

Fermented berry Char Siu, Shiso leaf and pickled cucumber

120 min

Seasonal dish at Native Restaurant

Ingredients

berry Char Siu sauce

  • 1kg fermented berries/fruit
  • 25g garlic powder
  • 20ml water
  • 50g honey
  • 50g dark brown sugar
  • 50ml of red wine
  • 50ml soy sauce
  • 50g five spice

duck leg

  • duck legs
  • Char Siu sauce
  • honey

garnish

  • Shiso leaf
  • pickled cucumber
  • rapeseed emulsion
  • garden flowers

Method

berry Char Siu sauce

Rinse foraged berries/crab apples
Add to a 3% salt brine, allow to ferment for at least three days in an airtight container or vacuum sealed bag
Blitz everything together

duck legs

Marinade the duck legs in the sauce and then vac pack and cook in a water bath at 68c for 6 hours
Remove the legs from the bag and remove the bone and portion into cubes
Take the liquid from the bag and add 50g more Char Siu sauce and 25g of honey and reduce to a stick consistency
Brush the pieces of duck in the sauce and grill lightly until smokey and charred

garnish

Place on the Shiso leaf and garnish with pickled cucumber, rapeseed emulsion and garden flowers

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