Name: California Squab with King Trumpet Mushrooms, Baby Leeks, and Fermented Black Bean-Squab Jus
Yield: Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cardamom pods; 1 piece star anise; California Squab; 2 ounces of koji; 3 sprigs of thyme; 50 grams sake; Green Shiso Leaf; Root Beer Leaf; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; Purple Shiso Leaf; 1 shallot, sliced; Grains of paradise from coating; 1 pint duck jus; 10 grams coriander seed; 50 grams Chinese black beans, soaked, rehydrated; Bliss Smoked soy (BLiS brand hardwood Smoked Soy Sauce); 1 whole squab; Salt, as needed; Hibiscus Leaf; Grains of paradise (available in specialty shops and online); 2 large mushrooms, halved and scored; Binchotan, as needed; 2 ounces unsalted butter; Squab carcass; 1 leek, beard trimmed, quartered; Grilled Baby Leek, cut into quarters, lengthwise, hot; Clear oil for sautéing squab carcass, as needed; Grilled King Trumpet Mushrooms, hot; Grapeseed oil, as needed; Salt, to taste