Pumpkin Cream
- 790g Pumpkin Peeled and Diced
- 10g Garlic
- 650g Double Cream
- 2 x Sprigs of Thyme
- 2 x Sprigs of Rosemary
- 2 x Bay Leaves
- Salt to taste

Kyren Thompson
Pumpkin Dauphinoise by Kyren Thompson, Grass Fed
Pumpkin Cream
1. Combine all ingredients in a pan and heat until pumpkin is completely soft
2. Remove bay leaves and stalks from herbs
3. Blitz
4. Season and chill
Dauphinoise
1. Salt and steam sliced pumpkin for 7 mins or until soft but malleable. Build in the following amounts
• 30g pumpkin cream
• 2 slices pumpkin
• Salt,pepper
• 5g old Winchester cheese (grated)
• 40g pumpkin cream
• 2/3 slices pumpkin
• Salt pepper
• 5g old Winchester cheese (grated)
• 40g pumpkin cream
• 3 slices pumpkin
• Salt pepper
• 5g old Winch c
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