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Smoked eel, pickled beetroot and horseradish

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Smoked eel, pickled beetroot and horseradish

Smoked eel, pickled beetroot and horseradish

Chris Court
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“My fiancé and I recently visited London’s Terroirs. Would chef Pascal Wiedemann be happy to share the recipe for his smoked eel and beetroot dish?”

Emma O’Neill, Lincoln, England

To request a recipe, write to Fare Exchange, , GPO Box 4088, Sydney, NSW 2001, or email us. All requests should include the restaurant’s name and address or business card, as well as your name and address.

Terroirs uses Lincolnshire smoked eel. You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

Method

Main

1.Place beetroot in a non-reactive container and set aside. Stir oil, vinegar, honey and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat to dissolve sugar (3-5 minutes), cool slightly, pour over beetroot, add thyme, cover and refrigerate for flavours to develop (6 hours-overnight).
2.Whisk cream to soft peaks in a bowl, fold in horseradish and cider vinegar, season to taste and refrigerate until required.
3.Drain beetroot (reserve brine), arrange on plates, top with eel and spoonfuls of horseradish cream, drizzle with a little reserved marinade, scatter with extra thyme, season to taste and serve with crusty bread.

This recipe is from the June 2012 issue of .

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