Move over Nigella … here comes Annabella
In Matthew’s book Scattering Church, he mentioned an evening we hosted around the theme of the movie Chocolat. Around a dinner table in Lambton, Bella served up a meal in which every dish contained chocolate. Here are some of her recipes …
Soupe aux chou-fleurs et aux noix au chocolat blanc
(Cauliflower and walnut soup with white chocolate)
Ingredients
Before …
1 leak or 3 spring onions, finely sliced
30g butter
2 litre of vegetable or chicken stock (we just made it from 4 stock cubes in hot water)
1 cup walnuts
1 large (or 1½ small) cauliflower, roughly chopped
100g white chocolate
200ml (⅔ cup) dry sherry
(Optional) potatoes
(Optional) salt and pepper
Method
… and after!
Gently saute leak (or spring onions) and walnuts in butter until soft
Add chopped cauliflower and stock
Bring to boil and gently steamed until cauliflower is cooked. (One or two potatoes could be added at this point to extend the quantity.)
Add sherry and white chocolate
Return to boil for 3 minutes to give the chocolate time to melt
Take the pot off the heat and sit for 5 minutes
Blend
Add salt and pepper to taste
Garnish with cream and crumbled walnuts
