dry-aged tuna
- Bluefin tuna

Masaki Sugisaki
Seasonal dish at Dinings SW3
dry-aged tuna/plating
To be sliced thin and placed on a plate, brush with truffle soy
Add charred mushrooms, shallots, shiso and extra virgin olive oil
Shave truffle over the top of completed dish
wild mushrooms
Cleaned and charred on charcoal, then marinated in Amazake ponzu with a touch of garlic
shallot
Slice into rings, release into water to remove excess flavour
shiso leaf
Cut out shiso leaf with small ring cutter into disc
truffle soy
Prepared in advance. Place all ingredients together in blender and blend well to emulsify
mushroom puree
Wash mushroom and drain well (30 mins)
Place all ingredients on flat tray, kombu at the bottom, mushrooms on single layer
Cover with cling film, leaving two corners open to let alcohol evaporate
Set combi over to steam mode/humidity 100%/temp 100c/wind level 3
Once oven is reached to desired setting, steam cook mushrooms for 25 mins
Pass through fine chinois. Liquid should weigh 240g. Discard Kombu
Reduce the liquid by 50%. Blast chill
Blend reduced juice and mushrooms to fine consistency.
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