




INGREDIENTS
Potato gnocchi
1.5kg Agar potatoes
150g Parmesan cheese, grated
1 egg yolk
100g cornflour, plus extra for dusting
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice, or to taste
Garnish
½ cup chopped parsley, chives
and mustard leaf
½ cup pea shoots
Potato skins
500ml grapeseed oil
Reserved potato skins from potato
gnocchi recipe
Black garlic dressing
4 cloves black garlic, crushed
2½ tbs peanut oil
2 tsp black vinegar
1½ tsp honey
Cured duck yolks (prepare 4 days ahead)
3 duck yolks
1½ cup salt flakes
1½ cup sugar
METHOD
Cured duck yolks
1. Combine salt and sugar together and transfer half the mixture onto a Baking tray. Using a whole egg as a mould, create 3 indentations large enough to fit the egg yolk.
2. Place egg yolk gently into each indent and cover the yolks with the remaining salt and sugar mixture. Place in the Refrigerator, uncovered for 4 days.
3. Once firm, remove and clean off the excess mixture.
4. Pre-heat the Oven on Fan Plus at 80°C and bake for approximately 1½ hours to dry out.
Potato gnocchi
1. Wash and dry the potatoes. Select Fan Plus, 160°C, and Bake for 1½ hours, or until tender.
2. Halve the potatoes and scoop the flesh out with a spoon, reserving the skins to fry for the garnish.
3. Press the cooked potato through a Mouli grater into a bowl and mix in Parmesan and egg yolk. Gently fold in flour, being careful not to overmix.
4. Place the mixture into a large vacuum sealing bag and Seal on Vacuum setting 3, Sealing setting 3.
5. Place the mixture on a Perforated steam tray and Steam at 100°C for 30 minutes.
6. Remove from the vacuum sealing bag and cut the gnocchi into 2cm x 3cm rectangles.
7. Heat a large non-stick frying pan on high heat, Induction setting 8 and fry the gnocchi in 2 batches until golden brown (approximately 3 – 5 minutes), turning occasionally with a flat spatula.
APPLIANCE / FUNCTION

Michael Meredith
Michael Meredith is one of New Zealand’s most creative chefs, and owner of elite-degustation restaurant Merediths. Michael, who is Samoan born, has earned his stellar reputation following the award of a scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America-spending time in New York, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland’s best and ultimately by opening his own restaurant Merediths in 2007. A slew of awards for the sophisticated and intimate Mt Eden restaurant followed including the 2008 Metro Best New Restaurant Award and 2009 Metro Audi Restaurant “Supreme Winner” Award, 2011 Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Award, Outstanding Chef of the Year Awards