Jellied “Koldskaal” and green strawberries, liquorice ice cream and dill

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Christoffer Hruskova's koldskaal recipe harks back to his home country of Denmark, as he explains: "Koldskaal is a very Danish dessert. We used to have a summerhouse in Funen (North Denmark) when I was younger and I used to love having it there. There’s truly nothing better than the combination of buttermilk and strawberries on a hot day. We’d get freshly picked strawberries from up the road and make it – sometimes my Dad would put a meringue on top, too".

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Jellied Koldskaal

  • 400ml of buttermilk
  • 50g of whey
  • 50ml of double cream
  • 80g of caster sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 gelatine leaves, soaked
  • 1/2 lemon, juice only

Sweet dill oil

  • 100g of dill
  • 100ml of rapeseed oil
  • 20g of icing sugar

Liquorice ice cream

  • 25g of liquorice compound
  • 250ml of double cream
  • 250ml of single cream
  • 90g of sugar
  • 6 egg yolks

To serve

Equipment

  • Ice cream maker
  • Muslin cloth
  • Thermometer

Method

1
Start by making the liquorice ice cream. Add the creams, milk, sugar and liquorice compound to a pan and bring to the boil
  • 250ml of double cream
  • 90g of sugar
  • 25g of liquorice compound
  • 250ml of single cream
2
Remove from the heat and slowly pour the warm mix over the yolks while stirring
3
Leave until the mix reaches room temperature, then churn and freeze
4
For the koldskaal, mix the whey, cream and sugar in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and add the egg yolk and bloomed gelatine
  • 50g of whey
  • 50ml of double cream
  • 80g of caster sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 gelatine leaves, soaked
5
Leave the mix to cool down to a luke-warm temperature, then add the buttermilk and lemon juice to taste. Divide evenly into serving bowls and set aside in the fridge for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight
  • 400ml of buttermilk
  • 1/2 lemon, juice only
6
For the sweet dill oil, blanch the dill and refresh in iced water. Squeeze out any excess water and transfer to a pan with the icing sugar and oil. Heat the mixture to 55°C, then strain through muslin cloth
  • 100g of dill
  • 100ml of rapeseed oil
  • 20g of icing sugar
7
Dress each koldskaal with sliced green strawberries (if you can't get them use red), dill and the liquorice ice cream before serving
First published in 2015

Christoffer Hruskova has built his success on using traditional Scandinavian cooking and preserving techniques to create awe-inspiring dishes and now owns a bakery, The Bread Station, in London Fields.

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