Hay-smoked pork kidneys with savora mash
- Starter
- Medium
- 2
- 1 hour 15 minutes
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Savora is a spicy mustard often used in French cuisine. In this Pascal Aussignac recipe, it serves to enliven a mash and complement earthy pig's kidneys. A mouli or ricer is not essential for this pig's kidneys recipe - a regular masher will do - but it will ensure the potato mash is smooth and creamy in texture.
Ingredients
Hay-smoked kidney's
- 2 pigs kidney's , trimmed
- 100g of fresh hay, clean
- 1 knob of butter
Savora mash
- 500g of Maris Piper potatoes , peeled
- 100g of savora mustard , or English
- 200g of butter , diced
- 50ml of whole milk
Sauce
- 100ml of double cream
- 20ml of dry vermouth
- 80g of wholegrain mustard
- 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
- salt
- pepper
Equipment
- Mouli
- Fine strainer
Method
1
Start by preparing the hay. If it's wet or damp, place into an oven set to a low temperature until completely dry. Once dry, place into a large saucepan
- 100g of fresh hay
2
Light the hay on fire and stand away from the flame. After all the hay is burnt, cover with a lid to extinguish the flames and then cover with water. Allow to slowly simmer for 10 minutes
3
Pass the smoky hay-infused water through a fine strainer and pour into a smaller saucepan. Bring to the boil, remove from the heat and add the kidney's. Leave the kidneys in the stock until cool. This will gently poach them, creating a smooth texture
4
Place the potatoes into a pan filled with cold water and gently boil for 20–30 minutes. Once cooked, but still firm and hot, put them through the vegetable mill (mouli) or ricer
- 500g of Maris Piper potatoes
5
Once the potatoes are finely mashed, add the savora, diced butter (one by one - so they have time to melt) and the milk to finish. Keep stirring all the time. Taste and season if needed
- 100g of savora mustard
- 200g of butter
- 50ml of whole milk
- salt
- pepper
6
For the sauce, add the double cream, mustard, vermouth, garlic, salt and pepper into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil for 5 minutes and set aside
- 100ml of double cream
- 80g of wholegrain mustard
- 20ml of dry vermouth
- 1 garlic clove
- salt
- pepper
7
Remove the kidneys from the water and dry with absorbent kitchen towel. Heat a small amount of butter in a frying pan. Gently pan-fry the kidneys until golden on both sides
- 1 knob of butter
8
To serve, slice the kidneys into small portions and plate with the savora mash. Drizzle with the sauce and serve immmediately
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