Walk in the forest by Rasmus Kofoed

Rasmus Kofoed stands out as one of the indisputable leaders of new Nordic cuisine, proven by his triple success in the Bocuse d’Or. Today he comes to the pages of so good #17 to show some of his dessert innovations. Like the rest of his cuisine, the sweet side also connects with the wildest part of the plant world. A good example of this is this dessert, “Walk in the Forest”, with a woordruff, white chocolate, wood sorrel, and prune tree base.

‘A dish inspired by the wild herbs, colors, shapes and shadows that you meet in the forest.’

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“Walk in the Forest”- Wood Sorrel & Woodruff

cream with woodruff & white chocolate

500 g cream
60 g sugar
3 pieces of gelatin
30 g white chocolate
3 g dried woodruff powder

Slowly heat the cream & sugar. Strain the gelatin and add it to the chocolate
with the woodruff powder. Stir until well incorporated and then strain and
place in the fridge to chill.

woodruff gel

500 g water
60 g sugar
75 g blanched woodruff

Blend woodruff with sugar & water, strain the liquid though a fine cloth and
add 1 piece of gelatin per 100g of liquid.

wood sorrel water

250 g ice cold water
35 g sugar
60 g wood sorrel tops

Blend sugar & wood sorrel with ice cold water, for 7 min. Strain the liquid
through a fine cloth, place in molds and freeze.

crispy prune trees

250 g prunes
360 g water
50 g sugar
40 g isomalt
10 g glucose

Blend all ingredients in a thermomix into a fine puree. Pass through a sieve
and place in a piping bag. Pipe the mixture into tree-like shapes & bake at
105C for 70 minutes, until crispy.

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