Serves 4
Ingredients
12 duck tortellinis
250g green courgettes
100g haricot beans
150ml tarragon butter
100g diced carrots
¼ punnit sea purslane
Pasta
500g 00 flour
Salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 eggs
6 egg yolks
Method
Blend the flour with the salt and gradually add the oil eggs and yolks.
Once it has come together, knead well and refrigerate.
Duck confit mousse (Makes 12)
200g chicken breast meat.
1 egg
225ml double cream
Salt/pepper
500g diced confit chicken.
Method
Blend the chicken breast till smooth with a little salt, add the egg and blend again.
Pass through a fine sieve and then gradually add the cream.
Add the flaked diced confit duck and then chill
Haricot beans and courgettes
250g haricot beans
250g green courgettes
1 litre chicken stock
Bouquet garni
150g diced carrots
Method
Cook the haricot beans in the chicken stock with the bouquet garni, salt and pepper.
Once almost cooked add the carrots and cook till just done.
Slice the courgettes and then blanch in boiling salted water till al dente.
Add to the haricot beans once they are ready.
Tarragon butter sauce
100g Sliced shallots
100 g sliced mushrooms
150 ml white wine
50 ml double cream
250ml unsalted butter
1 teaspoon chopped tarragon
Method
Mix the sliced shallots with the button mushrooms and white wine.
Reduce to a syrup and then add the double cream.
Monte in the butter, season with lemon juice and seasoning.
To serve
3 tortellinis each.
Haricot beans
Tarragon butter sauce
Sea purslane