Oysters au Gratin with a Crust of Nutritional Yeast and Smoked Shrimp Head Powder

Name: Oysters au Gratin with a Crust of Nutritional Yeast and Smoked Shrimp Head Powder
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1 dL (scant ½ c) dry white vermouth, such as Noilly Prat; ½ dL (¼ c) cucumber cut into small cubes; pinch of smoked shrimp head powder; ½ shallot; pinch of cayenne pepper; 2 dL (⅞ c) heavy cream; 12 oysters in their shells; 2–3 Tbsp bread crumbs, preferably panko; 2–3 Tbsp nutritional yeast; ½ dL (¼ c) tomato cut into small cubes

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Umami

By Ole Mouritsen

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

½ dL (¼ c) tomato cut into small cubes
½ dL (¼

Asia
Japan
Starter
Main course
Spicy

Method

Blanch the tomatoes for a minute in boiling water and then skin them. Remove the seeds from both the tomatoes and the cucumber and then cut the pulp into small cubes.
Preheat the oven to 225°C (425°F). Open all the oysters and remove them from their sh