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Leg of hare bonbon with beetroot and coffee

A leg of hare crème dipped in a beetroot and coffee jelly. Creation by Thijs Punte, De Swarte Ruijter restaurant, Holten, the Netherlands.

Ingredients

1500 gleg of hare
10 gvadouvan
1100 gbutter
200 gmedium sherry
750 mlgame stock
170 gshallots
6 clovesgarlic
100 gwhipping cream
50 gProcrema
10beetroot
100 gcoffee beans
2 gKappa

Instructions

Preparation method:

  1. Place the garlic, shallots, and vadouvan in a hot pan with a little olive oil.
  2. Add the legs of hare and fry together with the vegetables until seared.
  3. Deglaze the pan with the sherry and add enough game stock to cover the hare. Braise the hare until done.
  4. Leave to cool and remove the flesh from the bone.
  5. Blend the meat and butter together in a blender until smooth.
  6. Freeze 400g of this mixture in a Pacojet cup.
  7. Churn the mixture three times.
  8. Place the mixture in a pot and add the whipping cream and the Procrema.
  9. Churn once more with the blade of the Pacojet.
  10. Pipe the mixture in a Flexipan spherical mould and freeze.
  11. Run the beetroot through the juicer and pull vacuum the juice with the coffee beans.
  12. Allow to infuse in a hot water bath at 90°C for two hours.
  13. Bring 250g of this juice to the boil together with the Kappa.
  14. Use a toothpick to dip the balls in the jelly.
  15. Remove the toothpicks using a twisting movement and allow to defrost before serving.

Serving suggestions:

  • Can be served slightly warm or at room temperature.
  • Serve as an amuse-bouche with a celeriac crème.
  • As a side dish for a main course with several preparations of hare.

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