Cuttlefish, harissa, preserved daikon and basil
- Side
- Easy
- 4
- 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 5-7 days for fermenting
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This simple cuttlefish recipe from Ollie Templeton is served with a simple homemade harissa and daikon preserved in shio koji, for an eye-catching and light side dish. It pairs beautifully with a bottle of 2021 Cune Blanco Barrel Fermented Rioja. Although you will only need 100g of pickled daikon for this recipe, we'd recommend making a bigger batch. And if you don't fancy making it you can also buy preserved daikon at most Asian supermarkets.
Ingredients
- 800g of cuttlefish, cleaned with body, tentacles and wings
- 3 sprigs of basil , leaves picked
- olive oil, as needed
- salt and pepper , as needed
Preserved daikon
- 100g of daikon radish
- 10g of shio koji, or as needed
Harissa
- 1 red pepper
- 2 red chillies
- 5g of cumin seeds
- 5g of black pepper
- 30g of olive oil
- 10g of sherry vinegar
- salt , as needed
Equipment
- Barbecue or chargrill pan
Method
Peel the daikon, cut it into 10 cm chunks and then wash
- 100g of daikon radish
Weigh the daikon and then measure out 10% of its weight in shio koji
- 10g of shio koji, or as needed
Cover the daikon evenly in shio koji and let it ferment in a vacuum bag or in a zip lock bag out of the fridge for 5–7 days
Once the daikon is fermented, slice it into thin rounds
On a barbecue or on your gas hob, burn the skin of the red pepper and red chillies all over
Once blackened, put them in a bowl or container with a lid and let them cool down. By trapping the steam you will lift the skin from the flesh making it easy to peel
Toast the cumin and black pepper and then grind them in a pestle and mortar
- 5g of cumin seeds
- 5g of black pepper
Peel the pepper and chilli and then blend them into a smooth paste
Season the pepper paste with olive oil, the toasted spices and sherry vinegar and then add salt to taste
- 30g of olive oil
- 10g of sherry vinegar
Score the cuttlefish on the inside of the body. Open up the tentacles and cut them into individual pieces. Cut the wings in half and season everything with olive oil, salt and pepper
- 800g of cuttlefish, cleaned with body, tentacles and wings
- olive oil
- salt and pepper , as needed
Over a very hot coal grill the three different cuts of cuttlefish, letting them char so that you have nice crunchy, smoky edges
Once cooked, transfer the cuttlefish to a chopping board. Thinly slice the body and add to a bowl. Add the sliced daikon and basil. Dress lightly with harissa and dish up
- 3 sprigs of basil , leaves picked
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Cuttlefish, harissa, preserved daikon and basil
