Today – Hazelnut Roast Recipe
Hazelnut Roast Recipe
This intricate recipe is from Richard Buckley the chef proprietor of one of the UK’s finest vegan restaurants – Acorn in Bath – and from his stunning recipe book Plants Taste Better.
Richards delicious Hazelnut Roast will certainly wow your non meat eating Christmas dinner guest and also makes for the perfect Sunday roast during Veganuary!
FOR THE Hazelnut roast
1 large celeriac (celery root)
(at least 900g/2lb to give
500g (1lb 2oz) peeled)
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic, peeled but whole
25ml (1fl oz/5 tsp) rapeseed oil
8g (¼oz/1½ tsp) sea salt
100g (3½oz/¾ cup) hazelnuts
100g (3½oz/¾ cup) cashew nuts
50g (1¾oz/1/3 cup) sunflower seeds
30g (1¼oz/¼ cup) cornflour
(cornstarch)
15g (½oz/1 tbsp) mustard
or shop-bought wholegrain
mustard
1/8 nutmeg, grated
rapeseed oil
FOR THE POTATO GALETTE
4 baking potatoes
1 onion, peeled
8g (¼oz/1½ tsp) sea salt
150ml (5fl oz/2/3 cup) water
rapeseed oil
FOR THE CIDER GRAVY
25ml (1fl oz/5 tsp) rapeseed oil
1 onion, sliced
1 leek, sliced
250g (9oz) button mushrooms,
sliced
1 turnip, peeled and sliced
4 cloves of garlic, skin on, smashed
0.5g (¼ tsp) caraway seeds
15g (½oz/1¼ tbsp) caster
(superfine) sugar
15ml (1 tbsp) cider vinegar
250ml (8½fl oz/1 cup) cider
20g (¾oz/4 tsp) tomato purée
2.5g (½ tsp) yeast extract (such
as marmite), or 5ml (1 tsp) soy
sauce)
750ml (26fl oz/3 cups) water, plus
extra for flour paste
1 bay leaf
20g (¾oz) dried mushrooms
3g (½ tsp) sea salt
cornflour (cornstarch)
FOR THE CELERIAC (CELERY
ROOT)
1 large celeriac (celery root) (at
least 1kg/2¼lb) or several smaller
ones, skin and roots removed
100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) cider
gravy (see above)
100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) water
3g (½ tsp) sea salt
FOR THE CIDER-POACHED
APPLES
150g (5½oz/¾ cup) caster
(superfine) sugar
150ml (5fl oz/2/3 cup) water
250ml (8½fl oz/1 cup) dry cider
3g (½ tsp) sea salt
3 Granny Smith apples (or other tart
variety), peeled
FOR THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
20 Brussels sprouts, trimmed, cut in
half and outer leaves discarded
sea salt
2 tbsp garlic parsley oil
Preheat the oven to (fan) 160°C/180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Prepare the garlic parsley
oil .Prepare the nut roast. Peel the celeriac (celery root) and onion and cut into 2cm
(¾-inch) chunks. Place in a large bowl along with the garlic, rapeseed oil and
3g (½ tsp) of the salt. Mix everything together, then spread out on a large baking tray
(sheet). Cover the tray with tin foil and roast the celeriac (celery root) in the oven for
30-40 minutes until soft.
Meanwhile, put the hazelnuts and cashews on a baking tray (sheet) and roast for
7 minutes or until golden. Put the sunflower seeds in a frying pan (skillet) with a
splash of oil and fry until dark golden. Transfer the seeds to a food processor, process
until fine crumbs, then put in a large bowl. Put the cashews and hazelnuts in the food
processor and pulse to a coarse crumb, with some lumps, then add to the sunflower
seeds. Put the onions, garlic and celeriac into the food processor and pulse to a coarse
mash. Add to the nuts and seeds and mix everything together. Add the cornflour
(cornstarch), mustard, remaining 5g (1 tsp) of salt and grated nutmeg and mix well.
Lay out a 45cm (18-inch) strip of cling film (plastic wrap), then lay another strip on
top. Spoon a quarter of the mix onto this and form into a rough sausage shape about
4cm (1½ inches) thick. Fold over the bottom edge of the cling film (plastic wrap) and
roll the mix up to form a sausage about 3cm (1¼ inches) thick. Fold the cling film
(plastic wrap) over and roll the sausage tightly in the cling film (plastic wrap). Twist
one end of the cling film (plastic wrap) to tie it closed. Squeeze the air out of the
other side and twist the other end to form a tight, round, water-tight sausage shape
with no air pockets. Tie closed. Repeat with the remaining mix to make 4 sausages
in total.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add the sausages. Turn down to a
simmer and cook for 20 minutes, then remove one at a time and plunge into a bowl
of ice-cold water. Once cool, transfer to the fridge for at least an hour but ideally
overnight, to firm up.
Make the galette. Slice the potatoes and onion very finely on a mandolin, then transfer
to a bowl with the salt. Mix well and leave for 30 minutes until soft and pliable.
Line a 900g (2lb) rectangular loaf tin (pan) with baking parchment and layer the
potatoes right up to the top. Season well. Add the measured water and cover tightly
with foil. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife passes cleanly through the centre.
with cider apples, braised celeriac (celery root), potato galette and cider gravy.
Remove from the oven and carefully press down on the foil to compress it. Set aside
to cool, then place in the fridge for 2 hours.
Make the cider gravy. Heat the rapeseed oil in a large saucepan until very hot, then
add all the sliced vegetables, the garlic and the caraway seeds. Stir well and fry, stirring
occasionally, on a high heat for up to 20 minutes until it begins to take a dark colour.
While this is cooking, put the sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat gently
until it melts and forms a golden caramel. Add the vinegar and cook until it evaporates
by half, then add the cider and stir.
Add the tomato purée and yeast extract to the saucepan with the vegetables. Stir well
and then cook for 5-10 minutes until a crust begins to form on the bottom of the
saucepan (do not let this burn). Deglaze the saucepan by adding the sugar and cider
mix and stir until the crust has dissolved, then bring to the boil and simmer until
the cider has reduced by half. Add the water, bay leaf, dried mushrooms and salt and
simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
Make the cider-poached apples. Put the sugar, water, cider and salt into a small
saucepan and bring to the boil. Using a parisienne cutter (melon baller) scoop as many
balls of apple as you can from each apple, taking care not to get the woody core. Turn
the cider mix down to a gentle simmer and add the apple balls. Simmer very gently
until just beginning to soften, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Once the cider gravy has infused, strain into another saucepan, measure, and bring to
the boil. Boil to reduce the sauce to a quarter of its measured volume. Measure the
reduction. For every 250ml (8½fl oz/1 cup) of reduction, mix 10g (¼oz/1¼ tbsp) of
cornstarch (corn flour) with 20ml (4 tsp) of cold water. Mix the flour paste in and
heat gently, stirring to prevent it sticking, until it has thickened. Taste the sauce and
adjust the seasoning with salt if needed. Keep warm until needed.
Prepare the braised celeriac (celery root). Preheat the oven to (fan) 160°C/180°C/
350°F/gas mark 4. Cut the celeriac into 1cm (½-inch) slices, then cut these into neat
triangles or squares. Put them into a small casserole pot and pour the measured cider
gravy, water and salt over the top. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes until they are
almost melting.
At the same time, slice the galette into 1cm (½-inch) slices. Line a baking tray (sheet)
with baking parchment and drizzle it with rapeseed oil. Place the slices of potato
galette on it so they are covered with oil on the bottom side. Brush the top side
generously with rapeseed oil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes
turn over each slice – you want an even crispy golden brown colouring all over – and
bake for another 10 minutes.
Remove the cling film (plastic wrap) from the nut roast, trim off the ends and cut
into 1.5cm (½-inch) thick slices. Line a baking tray (sheet) with baking parchment
and lay the nut roast slices on it. Drizzle oil over each slice and put into the oven for
25 minutes to warm through and crisp up.
Heat the rapeseed oil for the Brussels sprouts in a wide saucepan and add the sprouts,
cut side down, with a generous pinch of salt. Fry until they go a dark golden colour
and then add the garlic parsley oil. Toss to evenly cover them and then turn down the
heat and gently cook for 2-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover the saucepan
with a lid or plate so they steam in their own juices for 4 minutes.
Lay 3 slices of nut roast on each of 4 large dinner plates to form a stacked line. Add a
piece of potato galette, 2 pieces of braised celeriac, 3 or 4 apple pieces and the Brussels
sprouts on each plate. Generously drizzle cider gravy over everything and serve hot.
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