Beetroot, poached pear, yoghurt and smoked cocoa
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serves 6
Beetroot gel
Ingredients: Beetroot gel
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10.6 ozBeetroot juice
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1.8 ozRed wine vinegar (carbernet sauvignon)
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5.3 ozRed wine
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0.2 ozAgar
Preparation: Beetroot gel
Bring to the boil together and pour onto a tray.
Mix into a smooth gel using the Thermomix.
Marinated beetroot
Ingredients: Marinated beetroot
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4 piece(s)Beetroot
Preparation: Marinated beetroot
Peel and slice the beets and cut out circles of the same size, using a cookie cutter.
Ingredients: Marinated beetroot
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2.2 lbBeetroot juice
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3.5 ozRed wine vinegar (carbernet sauvignon)
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3.0 ozCane sugar
Preparation: Marinated beetroot
Bring to the boil, and shortly cook the beet slices.
Leave to cool.
After cooling, leave to infuse in the smoker.
Poached pear sorbet
Ingredients: Poached pear sorbet
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1.8 lbPoached pears
Preparation: Poached pear sorbet
Mix finely in the blender.
Chocolate crumble
Ingredients: Chocolate crumble
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7.1 ozButter
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0.1 ozSmoked salt
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1.8 ozCane sugar
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1.8 ozLight brown caster sugar
Preparation: Chocolate crumble
Mix all together.
Ingredients: Chocolate crumble
Preparation: Chocolate crumble
Add to the butter mixture and roughly mix in.
Ingredients: Chocolate crumble
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2.1 ozAlmond powder
Preparation: Chocolate crumble
Add and roughly mix.
Ingredients: Chocolate crumble
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7.1 ozFlour
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1.4 ozCp
Preparation: Chocolate crumble
Add and roughly mix into a crumbly dough.
Spread out on a baking tray with baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes at 170°C.
Cramelised smoked cocoa nibs
Ingredients: Cramelised smoked cocoa nibs
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3.5 ozSugar
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2.5 ozWater
Preparation: Cramelised smoked cocoa nibs
Boil together to 115°C.
Ingredients: Cramelised smoked cocoa nibs
Preparation: Cramelised smoked cocoa nibs
Add to the boiling sugar syrup.
Take away from the heat and keep stirring until the mixture starts to crystallise. Pour onto a Silpat sheet and leave to infuse in the smoker.
Yoghurt sphere
Ingredients: Yoghurt sphere
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1 lWater
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0.2 ozAlginate
Preparation: Yoghurt sphere
Mix and leave to rest overnight.
Ingredients: Yoghurt sphere
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1.1 lbYoghurt
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1.8 ozSugar syrup (50/50)
Preparation: Yoghurt sphere
Mix yoghurt and syrup.
Make spheres to the desired size by submersing yoghurt partitions into the alginate liquid (spherification technique).
Finishing and presentation
Arrange onto a plate and finish with hazelnut oil.
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