Jerk Cauliflower
PREP DETAILS
Servings: Yield: 8 portions
INGREDIENTS
For Plating
¼ Jerk Cauliflower head (roasted and glazed in jerk sauce)
1.5 oz. Beet Cauliflower puree
2 oz. Collard greens
2 oz. Quinoa (white)
1 oz. Morel mushrooms
For the Jerk Cauliflower
Yield: 8 portions
2 Heads Cauliflower
8 oz. Jerk sauce
2 oz Olive oil
Morel Mushrooms
2 oz. Morel (fresh or Dry)
.5 oz. shallots
.5 oz. garlic
2 oz. White wine
.5 oz. Oil
salt to taste
Quinoa
16 oz. Quinoa
32 oz. water
Salt to taste
Beet/ Cauliflower puree
2 oz. Beets (cooked)
16 oz. Cauliflower
10 oz. Coconut milk
Salt to taste
Collard greens
9 K Collards
7 oz. sweet onion, sliced
1.5 oz. garlic, minced
17oz. brown sugar
32 oz. vinegar, apple cider
64 oz. water
Spice Butter
1 K butter, soft, plus ¼ lb
1.5 oz. Aleppo pepper
20 pc green cardamom
6 pc bay leaf, fresh
6 pc cinnamon sticks
1.5 oz. fennel seeds, ground
1 oz. fenugreek, ground
1 oz. cumin, ground
salt to taste
Jerk Sauce
10 ea garlic cloves
2 bu scallions
3 ea scotch bonnets
1 c brown sugar
1 T all spice
1 T cinnamon
½ c soy
3 oz. Ginger
1/3 c molasses
½ c Meyer’s rum
1 c EVO
¼ c kosher salt
DIRECTIONS
For Plating
On a plate place the warm Beet puree on the plate forming a large circle, then place the collard greens, morel mushrooms and quinoa. Place the roasted Cauliflower on top. Garnish with fresh herbs
For the Jerk Cauliflower
Pre heat an oven at 375 for roasting the cauliflower. Take a skewer and punch holes into the cauliflower allowing the sauce to go through the cauliflower. First season the cauliflower with salt and oil and then roast the vegetable for 10 mins. After 10 mins base the cauliflower with the sauce and cook for another 10 mins. Remove vegetable from the oven and base once more and allow to cool and reserve for service.
Morel Mushrooms
If the mushrooms are dry they need to be hydrated in water for a hour. Once hydrated strain the water through a chinois and reserve the liquid and mushrooms. If fresh mushrooms clean them in a large bowl of water to remove any debris from the shrooms.
Once clean pat dry to remove excess water and then sauté the mushrooms with shallots and garlic first and then deglaze with white wine and season with salt and reserve for service.
Quinoa
In a medium sauce pan bring water to a boil with salt and add the quinoa. Simmer quinoa till done and place on a sheet tray to cool down. Reserve for service
Beet/ Cauliflower puree
In a medium sauce pan place coconut milk and cauliflower and simmer till soft. Once this process is complete transfer to a blender and emulsify smooth and add the beets. Season with salt. Remove puree from container and place in pints container in a ice bath. Reserve for service.
Collard greens
Toasted all the ingredients in a pot with the ¼ lb of butter until aroma is present. Fold into tempered butter and reserve for service.
Directions for cooking the greens
Sweat the onions and garlic with the Kilo of spice butter until onions are translucent, add the brown sugar and cook out for a few minutes. Deglaze with the vinegar and reduce by half, then add the collards and the water and cook for 20 min or until tender. Season and cool for service.
Jerk Sauce
Combine all ingredients and blend