Saga Wagyu Panzanella Recipes

SAGA WAGYU SUKIYAKI

Steps:

• Preheat a casserole type of large pan. Place the fat piece to oil the pan.
• When the fat melts, place slices of wagyu beef to sear them lightly.
• Add mirin, sake, soy sauce and sugar.
• Add tofu, Nappa cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, and scallion.
• Pour in half of the dashi. When dashi boils, add enoki mushrooms and chrysanthemum leaves.
• When the leaves wilt, it is ready to serve.
• * In Japan sukiyaki is cooked on the dining table, and each person uses chopsticks to pick up the ingredients from the pan as they are cooked. Therefore, all the ingredients are not put into the pan at once, but little by little.

SOY MARINATED WAGYU WITH CONGEE, GINGER AND SCALLION

Steps:

• Rinse rice until water runs clear, transfer to a small bowl, add the scallion oil and toss to mix well. Let this stand at room temp for at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Soak the scallops in warm water to cover for 20 minutes, drain and flake into small pieces. Combine the rice, scallops, stock and water, bring to a boil, then reduce to med-low heat, stirring often. Simmer until rice is broken down into porridge. Season with salt, to taste.
• Combine all sauce ingredients.
• Marinate beef in sauce, quickly grill over very hot flames. Serve over warm congee, drizzle with sauce and garnish with fresh ginger and scallion.

SAGA WAGYU TORTILLA

Steps:

• Combine ingredients for the spicy mayo.
• For the beef, chop the tenderloin as fine as possible. Season with salt and pepper. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of spicy mayo to taste.
• Divide this mixture into quarters.
• Mold it into a tortilla and garnish with tomato, a few slices of jalapeno, red onion, mango, pear, caviar, mascaporne, and cilantro.
• *Warning: Consumption of raw or undercooked meat may substantially increase the risk of foodborne illness.

PANZANELLA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan. Add the bread and salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently, for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Add more oil as needed.
• For the vinaigrette, whisk all the ingredients together.
• In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, and capers. Add the bread cubes and toss with the vinaigrette. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Serve, or allow the salad to sit for about half an hour for the flavors to blend.

CHILLED WAGYU SHABU SHABU, PANZANELLA SALAD AND BASIL PEARLS

Steps:

• For the salad, combine bread and vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil and vinegar to taste, season with salt and pepper. Keep cold until ready for use.
• Make this recipe twice. Keep one at 160 degrees and put ice into the other.
• 4 slices of Wagyu beef sliced 3/4 inch
• Gently dip a slice of beef into the warm broth until cooked, remove and place into the chilled broth until cooled.
• In a blender, combine water and calcium chloride, blend for 20 seconds, reserve in a bowl. In a sauce pot, combine sugar and water, bring to a boil, remove from heat and add basil. Puree for 1 minute until bright green then add sodium alginate. Strain this liquid and add to the caviar tray and dispense into calcium bath. Remove the caviar once they form and rinse in clean water.
• To plate, place panzanella salad in a bowl, top with chilled wagyu and basil caviar.

PANZANELLA WITH WINTER SQUASH AND SAGE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Toss the squash with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt to taste. Roast 25 minutes or until soft and caramelized on the edges, turning the slices over halfway through. Remove from heat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add bread and stir until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Make the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together vinegars, salt to taste, mustard, garlic and 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) olive oil.
• Combine bread, celery, radishes, half the squash, thyme, parsley and pepper in a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup vinaigrette and toss together.
• Whisk 1 tablespoon olive oil into remaining vinaigrette and toss with lettuce and chives. Place on a platter or in a wide bowl and top with bread mixture. Garnish with remaining squash and the Parmesan shavings. Sprinkle sage over the top, and serve.