Tuesday 19 May 2009

These are a couple of dishes from my weekly du jour menu which starts today.

Underneath which was my cheese course is Cerney goats cheese wrapped in wild garlic leaf with a walnut and date chutney. The cheese is an unpastuerised cheese from the village of north Cerney in Cirencester, Cotswolds. It has a texture similar to that of fromage frais and has a pleasant citric taste. It is pyramid shaped and is covered in oak ash. This kind of cheese does need a sweet garnish, which pairs well with the sweet garlic aroma of the leaves.






To the left is my main which is a Saddleback pork loin, which is cleaned and cooked sous vide for 4 hours at 50C. It is then chilled, portioned and vacuum packed individually with garlic, butter and thyme, reheated and caramelised in foamy butter. The sausage is shallot, garlic, pancetta, black pudding and red wine cooked down in a pan to a paste. Rolled into log shape and chilled. Once it has been chilled it is cut to size and reheated through the oven. Garnishes are, crisp onion rings, spinach, pork fat pin wheels and an apple balsamic reduction

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  1. Love it mate, answered your question an blog. Take care. Dazza

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