Pan Roasted Japanese Black Wagyu Rib Steak
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup white corn grits
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon crushed truffles
- 1 teaspoon white truffle oil
- Kosher salt
- White pepper
- 1/2 lb Wagyu* rib steak (or any fresh, very high quality beef)
- Cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons clarified butter or olive oil
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms, such as shiitake and/or shimeji
- 5 pencil-thin asparagus spears
- 3 golden beets, cut in halves
- 3 stalks warabi (fern shoots), cut into 1-inch lengths
- 5 pear tomatoes, cut in halves
- 1 teaspoon minced chives
- 1/4 cup Red Wine Sauce
Red Wine Sauce:
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 cups beef broth
- Salt
*Notes: Japanese Wagyu beef from Yamamoto Custom Beef is a breed of Japanese Wagyu cattle and American Angus cattle. It is of the highest quality and the most finely marbled beef in the world.