From starred restaurant tables to embassies, head chef of the Berceau des Sens, Cédric Bourassin, has acquired a unique expertise that he shares with students and clients at our Michelin Star gastronomic restaurant.
Today we delight in one of Cedric's recipes from the Gault & Millau website:
How to elevate the humble pea?
What is round, green that rises and falls? A pea in a pot of boiling water! That's how Cédric Bourassin cooks these famous green legumes: very quickly and with a little salt. Because yes, even if not everyone appreciates them right away, the chef at Berceau des Sens (EHL's Michelin starred training restaurant), knows how to make them sexy.
In his eyes, they "represent good times in a wonderful way! Their bright color is unique, they bring back good memories, and it feels great to shell them."
How Cédric Bourassin came to develop the Pea Sorbet recipe
After returning from Japan in 2015, where he ran the kitchen of a three-starred restaurant for four years, Cédric Bourassin learned new ways to work with peas, like this bright green sorbet.
In the same vein, he imagined a dessert combining pea sorbet, crumble, red bell pepper and olive oil foam. Are you lost for words? Then stick to his easy steaming technique: moisten to the top, add thyme, garlic and butter, and cook until evaporation.
"Remember to remove the outer layer of skin from the fresh peas, it might be tedious but it's super important, the puree will be much thinner this way."
Tips for cooking with peas!
Cédric Bourassin and his EHL student brigade have launched a pea purée on a parmesan shortbread as a new idea at Le Berceau des Sens. This seasonal appetizer is all the rage! Pea pods are centrifuged with other fruit and vegetables to make detox juices, while the chef carefully grows them to use the leaves. "Actually, the pea is much more attractive than it looks!" concludes Cédric Bourassin, half amused and half delighted by this eccentric ingredient.
Ingredients
Bone marrow
20 marrow bones Ice water
Toppings
300 g fresh morels 2 shallots Yellow amigne vinegar 300 g fine peas Affila cress (or other decorative herbs)
Spoom morels
250 g morels 50 g shallots 200 g yellow almond 400 g liquid cream 100 g marrow fat
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Preparation
Bone marrow
- Leave the bone marrow in ice water for 48 hours. The next day, take out the marrow, cut it into large cubes and gently fry. Set aside and keep the juice and fat for the siphon.
- Put the bones in the oven at 230°C to clean them. Set aside for serving.
Garnishes
- Wash the morels and stew them with the chopped shallot. Moisten with the yellow vinegar.
- Continue cooking at a simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut and portion the morels.
- Next, shell and blanche the peas. Remove their small skins and set aside.
Spoom morels
- Gather up the least presentable morels, along with the trimmings and their cooking juices.
- Bring all the ingredients to a boil in a saucepan, then blend and pour into a siphon.
Dressing
- Place a piece of bone and cubes of marrow at the bottom of the plate, then spoon around it.
- Sprinkle with morels, peas and affila cress.
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