Monday, February 9, 2009

How to produce your own eggs: Egg “Mexicana”

The ideas for the recipes are based on a cookbook by Ferran Adria, the chef of the restaurant “El Bulli” that also participated in the Documenta 12 in 2007.

Recipe suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

Egg “Mexicana” Ingredients for 4 persons when served as a starter:

125 g Tomato Juice
125 g Vegetable Stock
1 TS of Agar Approx.
24 Kidney beans (from can or dried beans soaked in water for several hours and then boiled in unsalted water till soft)

Seasoning:
- Chilly
- Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika
- Garlic (optional)
- Smoked Jalapenos (optional)

Preparation:
- Mix tomato Juice and vegetable stock
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, chilly, paprika, garlic and
- Dissolve agar into the tomato juice mix and bring to boil. Remove from stove.
- Put kidney beans into silicon mould that has the from of an egg or use cleaned egg shells. You will need approx. 4 egg shells. Use approx. 6 beans per egg.
- Then put tomato juice mix into the mould.
- Leave to cool for at least 2 hours, so that it can firm.
- After two hours take the aspic out of the mould and serve on a plate: