Garden Carrot with Langar Honey

Richard Stevens

Richard Stevens

23rd October 2023
Richard Stevens

Garden Carrot with Langar Honey

30 min

Garden Carrot with Langar Honey and Very Good Cream by Richard Stevens, Jericho

Ingredients

Carrot

  • 2 large carrots
  • 400 mls lamb stock

Honey Vinaigrette

  • 300 mls honey vinegar
  • 100 mls raw honey
  • 100 mls rapeseed oil
  • Salt to taste

Honey Vinegar

  • 200g raw honey
  • 400g non-chlorinated water
  • 2g champagne yeast
  • 50g raw vinegar

Raw Cream

  • 10 litres raw whole milk
  • Salt to taste

To Serve

  • 200 mls very good raw cream, lightly whipped
  • Smoked sea salt

Method

Carrot

Cook the carrots sous vide with the lamb stock at 78 degrees Celsius for 8 hours.
Remove from the vacuum bag and rest on a tray lined with cloth.

Honey Vinaigrette

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, do not emulsify. Season with sea salt to taste.

Honey Vinegar

1. Sterilise a glass jar in a steriliser or in a steam oven at 100 Celsius for 10 minutes.
Let cool completely.
2. Combine water and vinegar in jar stirring until homogenous, sprinkle yeast over the top and cover with a cheesecloth secured by a piece of string or a rubber band.
3. Allow to ferment until it has turned cloudy and then clear, about 6 – 8 weeks, stir occasionally to keep back any other bacteria.At this point add the raw vinegar and allow to ferment until suitably acidic, usually a further 6-8 weeks. When this is rea

Raw Cream

Gently bring raw whole milk to 38 degrees Celsius, warm a rotary cream separator, and separate into skimmed milk and single cream. Leave cream at room temperature for 8 hours to gently culture and refrigerate. Utilise skimmed milk by making skyr yoghurt.

Serving

1. Split the carrots lengthways and cook, round side down, over very hot coals. Brushing with honey vinegar and brown butter and seasoning generously. Cook until blistered and charred in places. Brush again with honey vinaigrette.
2. Add a swipe of cream to a plate and season very lightly with smoked salt. Plate the carrot and serve.

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