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Remember that recipe I nicked from Heston Blumenthal?
An amount of porridge oats
Three time that amount in liquid
Three time that amount in flavoured butter (!)
Some aromatic purée
And…
A VERY short cooking time?
As in: You boil the liquid, add the oats, let them absorb the liquid stirring, add the butter, adjust liquids if necessary.
Take off the heat.
Add the puréed stuff.
Garnish.
Serve.
Eat?
I have been making a lighter version of my tomato version over the past weeks – using basil infused olive oil instead of butter and cottage cheese or labneh instead of burrata.
But last Sunday, as I was walking about the neighbourhood in a chilly weather I was assailed by a profound desire for chocolate. So my mind toyed with the concept while I was increasing my step. Then I stopped to forage for some rosemary in bloom.
Because you see, it had to be chocolate but it still had to be savoury.
So I boiled some water (150g) with a pinch of smoked salt and a pinch of unrefined cane sugar. Added a few finely chopped leaves of rosemary.
Added 50g of rolled oats
Cooked briefly.
Took the pan away from the heat, added a big tablespoon of raw chocolate, some cocoa nibs, and a piece of salted butter.
Graced this with a dollop of cottage cheese garnished with rosemary flowers and more cocoa nibs.
Had to chase Caos away from the plate – the bid doofus has a thing for cottage cheese which I tend to humour but chocolate is toxic to animals, so no licking allowed this time.
Ate.
It was all I had wanted.
May have to repeat in the future if my chocolate addiction does not abate.
All chocolate goodies from the fabulous Alyssa.
An amount of porridge oats
Three time that amount in liquid
Three time that amount in flavoured butter (!)
Some aromatic purée
And…
A VERY short cooking time?
As in: You boil the liquid, add the oats, let them absorb the liquid stirring, add the butter, adjust liquids if necessary.
Take off the heat.
Add the puréed stuff.
Garnish.
Serve.
Eat?
I have been making a lighter version of my tomato version over the past weeks – using basil infused olive oil instead of butter and cottage cheese or labneh instead of burrata.
But last Sunday, as I was walking about the neighbourhood in a chilly weather I was assailed by a profound desire for chocolate. So my mind toyed with the concept while I was increasing my step. Then I stopped to forage for some rosemary in bloom.
Because you see, it had to be chocolate but it still had to be savoury.
So I boiled some water (150g) with a pinch of smoked salt and a pinch of unrefined cane sugar. Added a few finely chopped leaves of rosemary.
Added 50g of rolled oats
Cooked briefly.
Took the pan away from the heat, added a big tablespoon of raw chocolate, some cocoa nibs, and a piece of salted butter.
Graced this with a dollop of cottage cheese garnished with rosemary flowers and more cocoa nibs.
Had to chase Caos away from the plate – the bid doofus has a thing for cottage cheese which I tend to humour but chocolate is toxic to animals, so no licking allowed this time.
Ate.
It was all I had wanted.
May have to repeat in the future if my chocolate addiction does not abate.
All chocolate goodies from the fabulous Alyssa.