Coddled egg
- Duck egg

Alex Bond
My starter on Great British Menu 2021, inspired by Dr. Robert Edwards, the inventor of IVF: Coddled duck egg, pep puree, cep caramel, chicken skin, sherry vinegar jelly, roast cep, chopped chives, salted lemon cep hollandaise, cep powder, chicken skin, cep duxelle, truffled goats curd, sliced truffle
Coddled egg
Cook the duck egg in a bain marie at 76 degrees for 45 minutes
Cep puree/butter for hollandaise
Sautee the ceps in the oil until golden then add the butter, cook on a medium heat until the butter has toasted. Pass the ceps and blend. Keep the noisette cep butter for the hollandaise.
Cep caramel
Rehydrate the dried cep in the cream and the agar agar and heat. Make direct caramel with the sugar, add liquid, boil, set, blend with the mushroom juice. Set and bag.
Sherry vinegar jelly
boil with agar and set
Cep hollandaise
Thermo all except butter to 65 degrees, add butter, charge
Chicken skin
Trim, season, press between 2 heavy sheets bake at 150 degrees until golden
Truffle curd
Beat together and adjust seasoning
Cep powder
Blend 50g dried ceps in vita, place in icing sugar shaker.
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