Recipe of the Month December: Wagyu & Caviar – Luxury on a Plate

An exclusive fine dining experience by Santos Gourmet -gourmet December recipe

This extraordinary dish combines the best of premium cuisine:
tender Wagyu beef paired with refined caviar, complemented by yuzu-lime sauce, marinated cucumber, and mushrooms.

A recipe for those who appreciate luxury, precision, and modern gastronomy.

🥂 Why Wagyu & Caviar work perfectly together

Wagyu delivers:

• exceptional tenderness

• rich marbling

• deep flavor

Caviar adds:

• elegance

• texture

• a refined salty note

👉 Together: a Michelin-level experience.

🛒 Ingredients (serves 2)

• 1 Wagyu chateaubriand

• 50 g Santos Imperial caviar

• ½ cucumber

• 2 tbsp rice vinegar

• 1 tbsp mirin

• ½ tsp sugar

• Yuzu-lime sauce

• 75 g shimeji mushrooms

• 2 tbsp edamame

• Fleur de sel / Maldon salt

• Shiso or daikon cress

👨🍳 Preparation

1. Marinate the cucumber

Peel and cut the cucumber.
Mix with rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, and salt.
Let marinate (ideally vacuum sealed).

2. Cook the Wagyu

Heat a pan until very hot.
Sear the Wagyu for about 2 minutes per side.
Let it rest, then slice thinly.

3. Mushrooms & sauce

Sauté shimeji mushrooms in Wagyu fat.
Warm the yuzu-lime sauce gently.

4. Fine dining plating

• Place cucumber as a base

• Add caviar on top

• Arrange Wagyu slices

• Add mushrooms

• Serve sauce on the side

✨ Clean, elegant, minimal

🍽️ Serving suggestion

Use:

• dark plates (black or stone)

• clean plating

• minimal composition

👉 Simplicity = luxury

🥂 Wine pairing

Perfect with:

• Champagne 

• Chardonnay

👉 Freshness balances the richness of Wagyu

🛍️ Discover Santos Gourmet

All premium ingredients – including Wagyu and caviar – are available at Santos Gourmet.

👉 Experience true gourmet quality.

✨ Conclusion

A dish for special moments.
Minimal, refined, and unforgettable.

Santos Gourmet – not grey at all.