Brett Graham Japanese Sika Hind, Tongue, Cheek, Mushrooms and Koji Cream recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Brett Graham served up Japanese Sika Hind, Tongue, Cheek, Mushrooms and Koji Cream on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the Sika Deer: 2 x Racks Sika Deer, 2 x Sika Deer tongues, 4 x Sika Deer cheeks, Koji Cream, 100g toasted buckwheat koji, 400g double cream and Sherry vinegar (to taste).

For the mushrooms: 4 x shiitake mushrooms, 80g butter, 5 sprigs thyme, 8g sherry vinegar, 4 x oyster mushrooms, 12 x nameko mushrooms, 100ml koji oil, 1 x hen of the woods mushroom, 20ml soy sauce, 8ml rice wine vinegar, 5g sugar and Sea salt (to taste).

To cook tongues and cheeks: 1 litre veal stock, 1 sprig rosemary and 5 sprigs thyme.

To finish sauce: Reduced liquor from cheeks, Pinch of Green peppercorns, 2 tbsp bone marrow fat (or beef fat), Pinch of Chives (chopped) and Sherry vinegar (to taste).

For the Sorrel: Wood sorrel, Sheep’s sorrel and Butterfly sorrel.




See recipes by James in his book titled: Complete Home Comforts: Over 150 delicious comfort-food classics available from Amazon now.