Insta-worthy: Pinoy fusion

Rice Paper Sister Head Chef Ross Magnaye shares a Pinoy-inspired and Instagram-worthy recipe you can try at home.

Moreton bay bug thermidor dish with coconut béchamel

Moreton bay bug thermidor dish with coconut béchamel Source: Ross Magnaye

Looking to share a new dish with your friends? Or want to impress your spouse with a gourmet meal? This must-try recipe from Chef Ross Magnaye intermingles the sophisticated seafood-sweetness of the unusually-named, strange-looking Moreton bay bug with the creamy nuttiness of coconut béchamel.

Remember to take a photo before eating!

Moreton bay bug thermidor with coconut béchamel

Ingredients:

4 Moreton bay bug tails, deshelled and diced
 
For the coconut bechamel 
 
30 gms ginger 
20 gms lemongrass 
10 ml Shiaoxing wine 
500 ml coconut cream 
Tapioca flour with warm water, for slurry
Fish sauce to taste 
Chopped mix herbs of your choice
Procedure: 

1. Sauté ginger and lemongrass.
2. Deglaze with Shiaoxing wine.
3. Add coconut cream and tapioca slurry.
4. Add bug meat and fish sauce. Place back on shell.
5. Garnish with chopped herbs. 
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