“The duck crêpes at Hihou are delicious. I’d love to try to make them at home.”
Holly Megan, Fitzroy, Vic
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Ingredients
Pickled shimeji mushrooms
Buckwheat crêpes
Sesame leeks
Mustard miso
Method
Main
1.For pickled shimeji mushrooms, combine vinegar, sugar and 250ml water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar, add shimeji and chilli, bring to the simmer, then set aside to cool. Refrigerate until required.
2.For buckwheat crêpes, whisk flours and 280ml cold water in a bowl to combine, add salt to taste, then refrigerate to rest (1 hour). Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add 1 tsp oil and tablespoons of crêpe batter to make 4cm-diameter crêpes, then cook, turning once, until set and golden (1-2 minutes each side). Repeat with remaining batter and oil.
3.Season duck skin with sansho pepper and 2 tsp sea salt flakes and refrigerate to cure (1 hour).
4.Preheat oven to 180C. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, add duck skin-side down and cook until golden (5-7 minutes), turn and cook until golden (3-4 minutes). Transfer to a baking tray lined with baking paper, drizzle with sake and roast until cooked through (8-10 minutes for medium) and set aside to rest (10 minutes). Thinly slice duck and set aside until required.
5.For sesame leeks, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add leek, season to taste, stir occasionally until wilted (4-5 minutes), then set aside to cool.
6.For mustard miso, whisk ingredients in a bowl to combine and set aside.
7.Place crêpes on plates, top each with a few slices of duck and steam in a large steamer to warm through (30 seconds to 1 minute). Top crêpes with mustard miso, sesame leeks and pickled shimeji mushrooms and serve warm.
Note At Hihou, the chefs sous-vide the duck for this dish. It’s a tricky technique to get right in home kitchens, so we’ve adapted the recipe. Sansho pepper, a relative of Sichuan pepper, is available from select Japanese grocers and at Chef’s Armoury. Shimeji mushrooms are available from select greengrocers.
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