Friday, February 26, 2010

I like recipes like this

Esp the part about making the pecan oil...

Today's recipe:
The Gastronomica Cocktail

The Gastronomica Cocktail has been specially created by Chefs Nils Noren and Dave Arnold of The French Culinary Institute.

2 oz Tuthilltown Spirits Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey
1 1/2 oz pecan syrup*
1/2 oz lemon juice
Pinch of salt

Serve over ice in an old fashioned glass.

*Pecan Syrup
200 grams water
3 grams TIC Pretested Ticaloid 210S (gum arabic and xanthan gum mix)
130 grams pecan oil**
200 grams sugar

Hydrate the Ticaloid 210S in water with a hand blender.
Add pecan oil and blend till smooth.
Add sugar and blend till smooth.

**Pecan Oil
400 grams whole pecans, ground to a paste in a VitaPrep.
Load pecan paste into a centrifuge, spin at 10,000 g's for 20 minutes.
(When you spin pecans this way, you get a layer of oil—used here for the cocktail, a layer of super-primo nut butter, and a layer of pecan paste and skins).

1 comment:

Jonny Bold said...

Sounds tasty. Speaking of tatsy, I think Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch are munchin' the carpet!