Ingredient: Shad Roe

Ingredient: Shad Roe

richmondmagazine.com

Shad roe is one of this region’s great seasonal delicacies, beloved by Washington’s soldiers, Henry David Thoreau and passionate chowhounds everywhere.

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  • recipes
  • Food & Drink
  • Walter Bundy
  • Shagbark
  • fish
  • Ingredient
  • shad roe
  • Stephanie Ganz
  • Yellow Umbrella Provisions
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Ingredients

  • 1 set (2 pieces) of pristinely fresh shad roe
  • 6 to 8 slices (4 inches wide) of thinly sliced prosciutto
  • 2 ounces olive oil
  • 4 to 5 ounces butter
  • 6 cups whole milk
  • 6 ounces whole butter
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Sea salt
  • pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups Byrd Mill stone-ground grits
  • 1/2 cup Goats R Us Camembert cheese
  • 1 bunch finger-thick asparagus
  • 1 bunch fresh radishes
  • 1 bunch fresh dill
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • 2 tablespoons lemon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 sticks butter, melted and clarified (or use whole butter, which will yield a slightly thinner sauce but richer flavor)
  • 1/4 cup Champagne or sparkling wine
  • 1/4 cup fresh minced chives
  • Sea salt and white pepper to taste

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