Recipe - Roasted Eggplant Caviar Pancakes With Star Anise Carrot S

2 lg Eggplants; to yield 2 cups
Roasted eggplant
One half cup Sliced shallots
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
1 tablespoon Sambal
2 tablespoon Honey
2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
2 Eggs
2 Egg yolks
One half cup Whipped heavy cream
1 teaspoon Toasted ground cumin
2 tablespoon Chopped cilantro
2 tablespoon Chopped scallions
One fourth cup Allpurpose flour; may need
A little more
=== STAR ANISE CARROT SYRUP
===
16 ounce Carrot juice
2 Whole star anise
One half cup Canola oil
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
=== GINGERED BEET MASH ===
2 cup Peeled; chopped red beets
One half cup Chopped onions
2 tablespoon Minced ginger
2 tablespoon Honey
Salt; to taste
Freshlyground black pepper;
to taste
2 tablespoon Butter

Roast whole eggplants in a 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes or until
eggplants are cooked through and scoop out eggplant while it is still hot.

Caramelize shallots and garlic. Add sambal, honey, butter and eggplant.
With a hand mixer, puree until very smooth. Transfer to bowl and let cool.
Fold into cooled mixture the eggs, Three fourths of the whipped cream, cumin,
cilantro and scallions. Sift in flour until a pancake consistency is
achieved. In a small nonstick pan and clarified butter, ladle in 3 ounces
of batter and color one side, flip, and cook in a 400 degree oven until the
other side is browned and the pancake puffs up a bit. Star Anise Carrot
Syrup: In a sauce pan, reduce juice with star anise down to the 'scum'.
Take out star anise and transfer 'scum' to a blender. Blend at high speed
while slowly adding oil to emulsify. Check for seasoning. Gingered Beet
Mash: Boil beets in water until extremely soft. Saute onions and ginger.
Transfer all to food processor and blend with honey. Slowly add chunks of
butter until a mash consistency is achieved. Check for seasoning. Place
small bit of beet mash in the center of a plate. Top with one pancake and
repeat process until you have a 'short stack'. Dab with a little whipped
cream and cut or sliced up scallions. Pour 'syrup' on pancakes. Slice out one small
wedge and set askew. This recipe yields 4 portions.

Source: "CHEF DU JOUR (Show # DJ9310) from the TV FOOD NETWORK"
S(Formatted for MC5): "07201999 by Joe Comiskey
joecomiskey@netzero.net"

Recipe by: Ming Tsai

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