Love Concoction by Chef Stromvall- H&S Valentine’s Day Recipe
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Love Concoction by Chef Patrick is a perfect recipe to try out this Valentine’s Day! Add some sweetness & impress your lover with this ‘Love Concoction’ dessert on Valentine’s Day, as this dessert is a perfect V’day dessert to try out in your kitchen. Even though it’s a ‘Carrot & Peach Soup Dessert’ don’t get deceived or put off by its contents, try it and you & your lover will know what a heavenly dessert it is. A dessert one could only dream of having at a fine dining restaurant. If you have got the skill to try out something different & want to impress your man or woman, then this a must-try recipe!
Chef Patrick Stromvall – The Culinary King
LOVE CONCOCTION
LOVE CONCOCTION ‘A Carrot & Peach Soup Dessert’ RECIPE (1 serving)
INGREDIENTS FOR THE YOGHURT
1 pint of plain yoghurt
METHOD
Hang plain yoghurt in a muslin cloth overnight.
INGREDIENTS FOR THE PICKLE
Carrots
1dl of water
1dl of sugar
1-2 star anise broken into halves
METHOD
STEP 1
Slice very thin slices of carrots for pickle. (Use enough of carrots to fill a 350gm jar)
STEP 2
For the pickle juice use 1 dl of water and the same amount of sugar and a couple of star anise broken in half.
STEP 3
Place the sliced carrots in the pickle and allow it pickle at least overnight.
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CARROT & PEACH SOUP
Carrots ( Approx 300gm to make the soup)
1dl of Peach liqueur
1dl of fresh carrot juice
METHOD
STEP 1
Sous vide carrots for like 2 hours with a peach liqueur.
STEP 2
Once the carrots have cooked in sous vide for 2 hours put those with the juice inside in a blender and mix with carrot juice to get a thick liquid.
STEP 3
Refrigerate this carrot soup overnight.
INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISH
Merengue (Approx 1tbsp crunched)
Crushed biscuits (Approx 1tbsp)
1 scoop of Jerusalem Artichoke (optional)
PLATING
STEP 1
Prepare the meringue a day before, alternatively, you can use ready-made meringue.
STEP 2
First, put a ladle of carrot soup then add a quenelle of hung yoghurt.
STEP 3
Chop up some nice crunchy biscuits and spread on top.
STEP 4
Decorate with pickled long slices or carrots and finish by crunching a meringue on top of that.
STEP 5 (Optional)
For that extra love, add a scoop of homemade Jerusalem artichoke ice cream.