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Kol's ox heart aguachile
The Kitchen
By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · United States · 2 min ·

Kol's ox heart aguachile

FOR THE OX HEART

Ox heart: 350g

Salt: 100g

Brown sugar: 50g

Rapeseed oil: 1l (or beef fat)

FOR THE AGUACHILE

Pine nuts: 100g

Water: 200ml

Piquin chillis: 4

Horseradish: 12g, fresh

FOR THE BEETROOT

Beetroots: 500g

Kombucha: 50ml

FOR THE KELP OIL

Toasted kelp: 15g

Rapeseed oil: 200ml

Habanero: 5g, dry

Remove the sinew and cut the heart into slices of 3cm x 3cm.

Cure in 2 parts salt, 1 part brown sugar for 45 minutes.

Rinse the hearts thoroughly and place them in a bag with the oil or fat for about 15 minutes before confiting.

Cook the hearts in the oil at 55°C for 15 minutes and rest at room temperature.

Grill and carve before serving.

Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Strain the mixture through a cheesecloth.

Roast until tender.

Peel and slice thinly.

Dress in kombucha.

Blend all the ingredients at 60°C and strain, reserve.

Plate the beetroots flat in a bowl on one side and the hearts on the other, dress with the kelp oil and finish with the pine nut cream at the table.

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