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Step 1
Mix all ingredients from the beetroot water list together in a jug. Thoroughly wash the baby golden beetroots and put them into a vacuum packing bag with half of the beetroot water
Step 2
Place the sealed bag into a water bath at 85°C for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove from the bath and open the top of the bag, being careful not to discard any of the beetroot water
Step 3
Peel and quarter the golden beetroot and return them to the bag. The bag can be refrigerated and then the contents can be warmed through in the unsealed bag when ready to serve
Step 4
Peel the red beetroot and keep the trimmings to one side. Using a Japanese Mandolin, slice the beetroot into 1mm cross sectional slices
Step 5
Place the remaining half of the beetroot water and the beetroot trimmings in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer until the liquor turns red
Step 6
Remove the trimmings. Place the slices along with enough liquor to cover into a vacuum bag, seal and place in a water bath at 90°C for 40 minutes
Step 7
Cool in the bag and reheat in the water bath when ready to plate the soused beetroot slices
Step 8
Meanwhile, prepare the grouses and roast the neck and legs of each in a pan over a medium heat in a little oil for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown - place these to one side for use in the grouse sauce
Step 9
The remaining part of the grouse is referred to as the crown. Seal the crown in a vacuum
Step 10
packing bag with a pinch of salt, butter, thyme and garlic. Place in the water bath for one hour at 57°C
Step 11
Remove the grouse crowns from the bag, seal the crown skin until nicely roasted and crisp
Step 12
Thoroughly wash the young garden turnips and using a small knife, scrape the edges around
Step 13
the leaves to remove all soil. Once again, use a Japanese mandolin to cut each turnip vertically into
Step 14
three
Step 15
Sauté the turnip slices in grapeseed oil until golden and season with salt
Step 16
Sweat the shallots and juniper in the bottom of a big pan until golden. Deglaze the pan with red wine vinegar
Step 17
Add the port, veal glace, chicken stock, cream, lemon and blackberries and bring to the
Step 18
boil. Continue to boil the mixture until the liquid is reduced by half
Step 19
Add the roasted grouse bones used earlier in the recipe and infuse for 20 minutes. Strain and add salt to taste
Step 20
Wash and roughly chop the spring onions, place in a pan with the whole milk and bring to the boil
Step 21
Simmer for 5 minutes and cool in a bowl over ice. Blitz and pass the mixture, add the lecithin and salt to taste
Step 22
Refrigerate and when ready to serve froth with a hand processor so a foam appears on top of the
Step 23
milk
Step 24
Peel the girolles and blanch in an emulsion of garlic, thyme, butter and water. Use the bottom of a heavy saucepan to crack the cobnut shell. Peel off the nut membrane and cut the nut in two
Step 25
Warm the grouse sauce and coat each bramble in the sauce before assembling on the plate with the grouse crowns. Finish the dish with wood sorrel and the foam from the top of the spring onion milk