Kanjuku Umeshu

Spring|Vegetables|Western|焼き芋と空豆のブルーチーズ和え

Roasted Sweet Potato and Broad Beans Tossed with Blue Cheese

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2024.April

Kanjuku Umeshu

Ingredients

Roasted sweet potato (store-bought) 200g - Peel and cut into small bite-sized pieces
Broad beans 10 beans - Remove from pods and boil in salted water
Blue cheese 36g - Cut into cubes
Cream cheese 16g - Cut into cubes
Lemon juice 1/2-2/3 tsp

Garnish

Garlic toast As needed
Edible flowers As needed

Method

  1. Place the roasted sweet potato in a dish and warm it in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
  2. While still warm, lightly mix with blue cheese, cream cheese, and lemon juice. Add the broad beans.
  3. Plate the mixture, garnish with edible flowers, and serve with garlic toast.
dessert|summer|梅酒のレア-チーズケーキ

Plum Wine Rare Cheesecake

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - 2011.June.

Kanjuku Umeshu

Ingredients (For 3 wine glasses)

Cream cheese 50g ... Soften at room temperature
Sugar 15g
Umeshu (plum wine) 50ml
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Powdered gelatin 4g ... Soak in 20ml water
Fresh cream 60ml ... Whisk to soft peaks
Plums soaked in umeshu As needed ... Finely chopped
Oreo cookies As needed

Umeshu Sauce

Umeshu (plum wine) 50ml
Sugar 10g
Lemon juice 1/2 tsp
Cornstarch 2/3 tsp ... Dissolve in 1 tsp water

Steps

  1. Make the umeshu sauce: In a small pot, combine the umeshu and sugar, and heat. Thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water, then add the lemon juice.
  2. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar, whisking until smooth.
  3. Add the umeshu and lemon juice to the mixture in step 2, mixing thoroughly.
  4. Add the gelatin, melted over a water bath, to the mixture from step 3.
  5. Gently fold the whisked fresh cream (soft peaks) into the mixture from step 4.
  6. In a wine glass, layer crumbled Oreo cookies at the bottom, pour the mixture from step 4 over it, and chill in the refrigerator. Top with umeshu sauce, additional cookie crumbs, chopped plum, and herbs for garnish.
Chinese|Seafood|Spring|酒粕の香 エビチリ

Sake Lees-Infused Shrimp Chili

Cooking Studio Culinary Art 2020.April

Kanjuku Umeshu

Ingredients

Shrimp 12 pieces (120g) ... peel and devein, knead with <A>, and rinse with water
<A> Salt (1/2 tsp), Potato starch (2 tbsp), Water (3 tbsp)
Leek 1/3 stalk ... finely chopped
Salad oil As needed

Shrimp Coating (B)

Potato starch 2 tbsp
Egg white 1 egg's worth
Salad oil 1 tsp
Salt, Pepper A pinch

Seasoning (C)

Sake lees 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 2 tbsp
Doubanjiang 1 tsp
Water 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Chicken broth powder 1 tsp
Soy sauce A dash
Vinegar 1/2 tsp

Garnish

Lettuce As needed
Lemon As needed
Chili oil To taste

Procedure

  1. Heat the sake lees from <C> to soften, and mix it with the ingredients from sake lees to sugar.
  2. Coat the prepared shrimp with <B>. Heat about 1cm of oil in a frying pan, fry the shrimp, and remove.
  3. Remove the oil from the frying pan and sauté the finely chopped leek with 1 tsp of oil over low heat.
  4. Add the prepared seasoning (C) from step 1, stir-fry for about 1 minute, then add the remaining seasoning (D) and bring to a boil.
  5. When the mixture thickens, return the shrimp from step 2 and quickly mix. Plate, and serve with lettuce, lemon, and chili oil.