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One of our main attractions is the quality of the food we serve in Christoph’s and the BaBar. Our kitchen team, headed by Head Chef Chris Prow, produce consistently excellent food, with our main emphasis being on fresh and seasonal. Where possible we try and use local suppliers, but we don’t let that restrict what we can offer. The quality of our ingredients is paramount, whether it be venison from the Yattendon estate, or scallops off the islands of Scotland.
Chris would like to share a recipe for one of our bestsellers from the new Menu in BaBar
Crayfish and asparagus risotto
with Lemon oil and chives
• 75 g Acquerello Rice – Organic & Kosher: the preferred
choice of Michelin-starred chefs around the world
• 3 spears of English asparagus, finely chopped
• 75 g crayfish tails, cooked and peeled
• 30 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• 25 g butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• vegetable oil
• 1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in575 ml of water
• handful of flat-leafed parsley, chopped
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• a splash of dry white wine
• lemon oil and chopped chives to garnish
1. Sweat the chopped shallot in the oil over a low heat until translucent.
Add the garlic and risotto rice, gently coating the rice in the oil until
you hear a crackling noise, then add the wine.
Maintaining the heat and stirring constantly, add the vegetable stock
one ladle at a time. As soon as the rice absorbs the
stock, add more. Continue until the rice is cooked –
approximately 17 minutes – and reserve.
2.Pour about 100 ml of vegetable stock into the pan,
add the chopped asparagus and simmer for about 2 minutes.
3.Add the cooked rice and bring back up to a simmer, still stirring,
then add the crayfish tails and stir for 1 minute.
Finally, add the butter, chopped parsley and the grated Parmesan
(which adds salt as well as flavour) and stir until the butter
has been absorbed.
TIP To serve, drizzle with lemon oil .
Top with chopped chives for additional flavour and colour.
Enjoy! |