Recipe: Crosnes in Freedom
Ingredients for 6 servings
- You and I, lovers of these fine tubers whose taste wavers between salsify and artichoke, can thank agronomist Pailleux who in 1882 introduced and grew this vegetable from elsewhere (Japan or Manchuria) in the department of the former Seine and Oise.
- Moreover, it will soon become the darling of garnishes in fancy meals, to the point that even Dumas fils when his play was published: "The Japanese Salad" a salad of crosnes was served to all his actors and at the same time this vegetable was called: Japanese Crosnes.
- 17.75 oz (500 g) of crosnes rubbed in cloth with coarse salt, rinsed and dried, put in cold water, brought to a boil then cooled and drained*.
- 2.1 oz (60 g) of preserved red peppers
- 1.75 oz (50 g) of green soy beans
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric (Madagascar if possible)
- 2.1 cups (50 cl) of prepared poultry stock
- 1 clove of garlic, degemmed and finely chopped
- a little grated ginger.
- a dash of soy sauce a dash of olive oil
- freshly ground pepper.
Step-by-step directions
1 Bring your poultry stock to a boil with your teaspoon of turmeric, then at a boil add your crosnes, your garlic and your ginger.
2 Cook for 6 minutes then add the preserved peppers, turn off the heat and leave covered for 15 minutes.
3 Bring to a boil, drain them, place them in a round dish, give them a good grind of pepper, a dash of olive oil and a dash of soy sauce.
As you have no doubt noticed, no trace of salt in this recipe the added ingredients are sufficient for its seasoning.
*By blanching your crosnes your intestines will thank you (smiles).
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