Celery
Root Mousseline with Black Truffle Fondue and Bitter Cocoa
CLIO
Boston, MA
Chef Ken Oringer
Adapted by StarChefs
Mousseline:
2 pounds celery root
1quart heavy cream
2 T butter, browned
4 each shallots sliced and sweated in butter
Celery salt to taste
1/2 T lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste
Peel celery root cut into large dice. Place in saucepan. Cover with
heavy cream. Season with salt, pepper and celery salt. Cook until
very soft. Drain and reserve the liquid. Puree in the blender with
some of the reserved liquid and shallots to the consistency of the
thick crème anglais. Add brown butter and lemon juice. Put
through a fine chinois and strain again. Put in the espouma bottle
with NO2 canister. Then pressurize.
Black Truffle Fondue:
1Gallon pig’s foot stock
1/2 pound black Truffles
4 ounces Truffle juice
4 ounces butter
To taste salt and pepper
2 Tablespoons chopped black truffles
4 Tablespoons chopped chives
Reduce stock to 1 quart. Grate black truffles on box grater and add
to stock. Add truffle juice, butter, salt and pepper.Blend until truffles
are pureed. Set aside warm.
To Serve:
Put truffle fondue on the bottom of espresso cup. Top with celery
root mousseline. Dust with cocoa powder, chopped truffles and chopped
chives
