Author Archives: SousVide Supreme

Seared Duck Breast – Chef Koj

… with Red Wine Soya Reduction and Gai Lan Courtesy of Chef Andrew Kojima (citation) Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 (8 ounce/250 g each) duck breasts 2 tablespoons (28 g) chopped shallots 2 tablespoons (30 ml) red wine 2 stalks gai lan (Chinese broccoli) For the duck marinade 2 pods star anise 2 sticks cinnamon 2 coins fresh ginger, minced 2 spring (green) onions 4 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed 4 pieces tong kwai herb (available at Asian markets and online) 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sugar For the soya reduction base 5 ounces (150 ml) light … Read More

Chef Andrew Kojima, MasterChef UK Finalist

Andrew Kojima is East meets West in the truest sense. Half Japanese and half Scottish, he tells us he was named Andrew after the patron saint of Scotland, because he was due to be born on St Andrew’s Day. Kojima is a Japanese surname which means “Little Island”, but ever since school his name has been abbreviated to Koj. In early 2012, Koj appeared as a contestant on BBC1’s MasterChef. He called it a dream come true for an enthusiastic, amateur cook. Among his most enduring memories of the experience were: lunch service in a professional kitchen in his very … Read More

Beef Tongue in Creole Marinade

Courtesy of Cher Underwood (Paleo+Life) Serves 6 INGREDIENTS 1 (3 ½ pounds/1.5 kg) beef tongue 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced into rings 12 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice 1/4 cup (60 ml) orange juice 1 teaspoon (5 ml) whole coriander seeds, ground 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) smoked peppercorns, ground 2 teaspoons (10 ml) salt 1 orange, sliced into wedges, for serving DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 140F/60C. Wash and rinse the tongue, patting it dry with a paper towel, and put it into a large cooking pouch. … Read More

Spiced Fig Old Fashion

Courtesy of Mason Brangwin, The Old Sage, Seattle, WAMakes 1 cocktail INGREDIENTS 2 ounces (60 ml) whiskey 1/2 ounce (15 ml) Spiced Fig Syrup (see below) 3 dashes angostura bitters 3 dashes Reagan’s Orange Bitters Ice cubes as needed Orange peel for decoration DIRECTIONS In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients, finishing with adding the ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into glass. Add fresh ice. Garnish with orange peel. Serve. Spiced Fig Syrup INGREDIENTS 2 cups (350 g) roughly chopped dried figs 2 cups (480 ml) water 2 cups (400 g) Demerara sugar 4 cinnamon sticks 6 pods star anise 15 … Read More

Holiday Whole Turkey

Serves 8 or more INGREDIENTS 1 (10 to 12 pound/ 280 to 340 g) whole turkey* 2 quarts (1.8 liters) water 11 tablespoons (160 g) kosher salt 1 tablespoon (15 ml) whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon (15 ml) poultry seasoning 6 tablespoons (84 g) butter 3 sprigs fresh sage DIRECTIONS Breakdown the turkey*, lifting the double breast off the bone, skin on, and removing the leg quarters from the carcass. Save the carcass to make turkey stock. In a large pot, dissolve the salt in the water and stir in the peppercorns and poultry seasoning. Dissolve the salt in the … Read More

Spiced Fig Syrup

Courtesy of Mason Brangwin, The Old Sage, Seattle, WA INGREDIENTS 2 cups (350 g) roughly chopped dried figs 2 cups (480 ml) water 2 cups (400 g) Demerara sugar 4 cinnamon sticks 6 pods star anise 15 whole cloves 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 144F/ 62C.  Combine all ingredients in a zip-closure cooking pouch and use the displacement method (Archimedes Principle) to remove the air and zip the seal. (Or seal in a chamber vacuum if you have one.) Submerge in the water oven and cook at least 3 … Read More

Take 5 Cocktail

Courtesy of Seth Sempere (Spur Gastropub, Seattle, WA) INGREDIENTS 1-3/4 ounces (50 ml) blanc rhum agricole*, 100 proof (Rhum J.M. Blanc preferred) 1 ounce (30 ml) sous vide infused Butternut Squash Cordial 1/2 ounce (15 ml) Campari 1/2 ounce (15 ml) lemon juice 1 dash Fee Brothers’ aromatic bitters 1 pinch salt Ice cubes, as needed DIRECTIONS Put all ingredients, except ice, into a cocktail shaker. Add the ice, shake well, and fine strain into a punch cup or cocktail glass. Bartender’s note: Depending on the natural sweetness of the squash, you may want to adjust the amount of lemon … Read More

Butternut Squash Cordial

Courtesy of Seth Sempere (Spur Gastropub, Seattle, WA) Makes about 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) INGREDIENTS 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, rough chopped, and juiced 3/4 to 1 cup* (180 to 240 ml) Brown Sugar Syrup 2 ounces (60 ml) vodka DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 135F/57C. Strain the squash juice into a measuring cup. Pour the squash juice into a zip-closure cooking pouch and add one-half as much brown sugar syrup by volume as you have squash juice (i.e., for every ounce (30 ml) of squash juice add ½ ounce (15 ml) of … Read More

13 Christmas Sous Vide Recipes from Around the World

The celebration of Christmas occurs all over the world and it seems that no matter what the longitude or latitude may be, the occasion always involves feasting. Culinary Christmas traditions vary widely depending on the culture, with favored recipes handed down from generation to generation. We thought it would be both interesting and illuminating to explore how the holiday is made merrier in various corners of the globe and a boat load of fun to try our hand at preparing the traditional fare of other countries with a modern sous vide twist. We invite you to join us on a … Read More

The Vintage Pink Lady

Courtesy of Michael Cadden, Tavern Law, Seattle, WA (A modernist’s take on a speakeasy vintage classic.) Makes 1 cocktail INGREDIENTS 1 ½ ounces (45 ml) gin ¾ ounce (22 ml) sous vide infused Pear Shrub ½ ounce (15 ml) fresh lemon juice ¼ ounce (7.5 ml) Demerara simple syrup* 2 dashes bitters (Old Fashioned Barrel Aged Fee Brothers Bitters preferred) 1 egg white Ice cubes as needed Fresh cranberry juice for decoration DIRECTIONS Combine all ingredients, except the ice cubes and cranberry juice, in a mixing tin set (cocktail shaker). Add the spring of a Hawthorn strainer, if you have … Read More

Pear Shrub

Courtesy of Michael Cadden, Tavern Law, Seattle, WA Makes about 1 pint (480 ml) of shrub INGREDIENTS 8 ounces (228 g) Bosc pears, washed, cored, and chopped or thinly sliced (not peeled) 8 ounces (228 g) Demerara sugar 8 ounces (240 ml) apple cider vinegar DIRECTIONS Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 148F/64.5 C. Put the sugar and pears into a large (gallon/3.8 liter) cooking pouch and vacuum seal. Submerge the pouch in the water oven to cook for 1 hour. Remove and quick chill the pouch in ice water (half ice, half water) for 30 minutes, … Read More

Confit of Cod

…with Red Pepper Piperade and Crispy Parma Ham Courtesy of Jack Lucas (MasterChef UK Finalist) Serves 4 as an appetizer, 2 as a main INGREDIENTS For the cod 1 pound (450 g) cod loin, taken from the centre cut sea salt, as required (Maldon if you have it) 6 ½ ounces (200 ml) vegetable oil or any other neutral, unflavored oil 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil 4 slices parma ham, very very thin For the piperade 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil 3 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped 1 orange or yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, … Read More