Marinated strawberries, milk flavoured with Fennet, Pepper and white Chocolate

The red thread of TAITÙ Fil Rouge Nodi collection, symbol of the indissoluble bond between two soul mates, is for Chef Eros Picco the inspiration for a dessert that creates a harmony of contrasts, in an “lovely” ecstasy for the eyes and the palate.

Ingredients for 4 people

200 g Strawberries

150 g Sugar

300 g Milk

20 g Fennel Seeds

3 g Agar

200 g Red Pepper

50 g White Chocolate

Fresh spearmint, wild fennel, extra virgin olive oil to taste

Cooking instructions

Milk

Bring the milk (to which you have added the chopped fennel seeds) to the boil in a small saucepan, then leave in infusion for at least 3 hours. Dilute the agar agar into the milk, then bring it to a boil and strain. Pour into a container and cool. Turn out the milk and cut it into rectangles slightly smaller than the strawberry slices (prepared according to the following procedure). Store in the refrigerator.

Strawberries

Wash and clean the strawberries; cut them into wedges, sprinkle them with sugar (100 g) and let them marinate for a couple of hours. Drain the strawberries, keeping the syrup created during the marinating in a container. Using a mandoline, cut slivers of white chocolate to cover the marinated strawberries.

Pepper

Wash and clean the peppers; cut them into small pieces, taking care to eliminate both the seeds and the white gills inside. In a small saucepan, cook the peppers with the sugar (50 g) and a glass of water, adding more water if necessary. When the peppers have softened, whisk the mixture. Then, reduce it on the fire until you obtain a thick cream, which you will pass through a sieve, to remove the residues of peppers skin. Let the mixture cool, then transfer it to a piping bag and store in the refrigerator.

Service

Use the flat plate from the Fil Rouge Nodi collection by TAITÙ. With the sac à poche of pepper compote, take the “tail” of the red thread drawn and recreate in the dish a “game” of red knots. Next to the bell pepper thread, place a few rectangles of milk. Sprinkle the strawberries with white chocolate chips, then place them on top of and near the milk. Decorate with a few leaves of fennel or mint.

Enjoy!

Mise en place Fil Rouge Nodi Collection