Thursday, 28 May 2009

Semolina Gnocchi, Autumn Roots, Shoots and Leaves

This is our current vegetarian main. The gnocchi are pan fried until golden and then garnished with roots, shoots and leaves. At the moment we have roots; confit swede, baby turnips and carrots, shoots; pea shoots, baby leeks and cultivated mushrooms(kind of shoots)-sauteed chestnut mushrooms, poached enoki and raw sliced Swiss browns and leaves; cavolo nero. The dish comes to the table dry and is then sauced with a cepe consomme. Great autumn flavours and textures. The raw Swiss browns are fantastic at the moment, nutty and sweet. We clarify the consomme with gelatin and are able to keep a really strong flavour and colour. Looks great and eats better.


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