Saturday, July 3, 2010

Voulez-vous manger du fromage avec moi ce soir? (Will you eat cheese with me tonight?)

I'm not really sure how to describe this meal without using superlatives. In short, it was amaaaaaazing. 
Jonathan bought a french camembert which had been aged in a thin wooden box. (If you can't find this kind of cheese you could put a camembert in a ramekin for baking). 
First he peeled three garlic cloves & dipped them in boiling water to take the acidity out of them. These were then cut in halves and pushed into the cheese. Next he covered it with sage & rosemary and poured over a generous serve of red wine so the cheese was well soaked. He then put it in the oven in a baking dish and baked it on a moderate heat until the top caramelised.
Jonathan then served the cheese as a fondue into which we dipped crumbed fried mushrooms, roasted brocolini, beetroot & radish. Lemone wedges squeezed over the mushrooms helped to cut through the richness of the cheese.
Out. Of. This. World.


1 comment:

Vic said...

Sounds awesome. I'm thinking of stealing the idea, but trying it with goats camembert (dairy free option)... Hope you are good xx