Buttermilk panna cotta, lychee, raspberry and rose

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This dessert recipe from Tony Fleming is a beautifully balanced dish of powerful flavours, with rose, lychee and rosemary used to just the right degree for a harmonious outcome. The buttermilk panna cotta is a wonderfully creamy counterpart to the tangy lychee granita, while the raspberry and rose iced tea adds a fragrant element to the dish.

First published in 2015
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Ingredients

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Buttermilk and rosemary panna cotta

  • 300g of buttermilk
  • 125g of sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped
  • 8g of rosemary
  • 200g of whipping cream
  • 2 gelatine leaves, soaked
  • 1/4 lemon juice

Lychee granita

  • 500g of lychee purée
  • 500g of sparkling water
  • 100g of sugar

Raspberry and rose iced tea

Equipment

  • Ornamental teapot
  • Dariole moulds 6
  • Muslin cloth

Method

1
To make the lychee granita, heat 100g of the sparkling water with the sugar to dissolve. Add the purée, followed by the remaining sparkling water
  • 500g of sparkling water
  • 500g of lychee purée
  • 100g of sugar
2
Pass into a shallow tray and freeze. Once frozen, scrape with a fork and reserve in the freezer
3
To make the panna cotta, bring the sugar, vanilla, rosemary and half of the cream to the boil. Add the gelatine, stir to dissolve and pass into a container set over a bowl of ice to chill
  • 25g of sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped
  • 8g of rosemary
  • 100g of whipping cream
  • 2 gelatine leaves, soaked
4
Add the buttermilk, lemon juice and the remaining cream, pour into dariole moulds and transfer to the fridge for at least 2 hours to set
  • 300g of buttermilk
  • 1/4 lemon juice
  • 100g of whipping cream
5
For the iced tea, bring the sugar and water to the boil, add the raspberries and transfer to a heatproof bowl. Add the lemon juice, cover with cling film and heat over a bain marie of simmering water for around 1 hour, until all the juice has come out of the raspberries
6
Transfer to a muslin bag set over a jug to catch the liquid that drips through. Once cool, add the rose essence and reserve in the fridge
7
To plate, loosen the panna cotta by gently running the moulds under warm water. Carefully tip onto the plates, place a rose petal on top and spoon some granita around the sides. Serve the tea on the side in a teapot filled with rose petals
First published in 2015
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Tony Fleming built a reputation off sophisticated fish and seafood dishes at Angler, but now he's showing the full extent of his armoury at legendary restaurant Le Pont de La Tour, where he cooks classical, comforting food to the highest standards.

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