Seiya Kumabe's Caramelised Pork with Braised Lettuce
This recipe combines a lot of Asian elements with classic and modern French gastronomy cooking techniques, resulting in a delicious and unique dish that is sure to impress.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Franco-Japanese Fusion, French, Gallic Bistronomy, Japanese
Keyword: Caramelised pork, Michelin-Star, Restaurant IlĂ´
Servings: 1 person
Author: Seiya Kumabe
- 150 g pork
- Balsamic vinegar
- Anise
- Cinnamon
- Bay leaf
- Mirin
- Sake
- Salt pepper, sugar
- Rice vinegar
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Onion
- Soy sauce
- Lettuce
- Olive oil
Making the caramelised pork
Season the pork (150 g) with the salt and pepper and let it rest for 30 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly.
Prepare a saucepan with 500 cl of water, 50 cl of balsamic vinegar, 20 g of sugar,
20 g of salt and bay leaf/anise/ cinnamon (quantity according to preference) and place the pork in it then simmer for about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Make the sauce with balsamic vinegar (500 ml), sugar (100 g), anise, bay leaf, cinnamon and black pepper.
Prepare a frying pan and place the pork from step 2 and the balsamic sauce in it.
Making the braised lettuce
To make an original Seiya sauce mix together: 50 g ginger, 50 g garlic and 100 g onion.
Prepare a pan and add the mixture from step 1 and sweat then add 100 cl of soy sauce, 100cl of sake, 100 cl of mirin, then cook that off and let cool.
Once cooled, add rice vinegar.
To cook the lettuce, cut it into 6-8 pieces and prepare a plate then cook in the oven for 3 minutes (with olive oil), take out the plate and pour the sauce (from step 2), put it in the oven and cook again
for 2 minutes.