To make the soup, bring the water and sugar to the boil in a large pan, then add lemon grass and remove from the heat
1.15l water
300g of sugar
13 lemon grass stalks
2
Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes then add the lemon verbena, black pepper, lemon juice and raspberry purée. Place into the fridge and allow to steep overnight
3g of lemon verbena
1 pinch of black pepper
1 tsp lemon juice
1000g of Boiron raspberry purée
3
Season with Chardonnay vinegar and pass through muslin cloth squeezing to extract all the juice. Keep in the fridge till ready to use
3ml of Chardonnay vinegar
4
To make the milk ice cream, bring the water and sugar to a simmer and then add the milk powder. Cook for 1 minute and remove from the heat. Now add cold milk and pass through a fine sieve
345ml of water
345g of sugar
65g of milk powder
1.33l milk
5
Blend in ProCrema and rest overnight in the fridge. Blend again and churn in an ice cream maker
90g of ProCrema
6
To make the jelly sheets, place 150ml of the raspberry soup in a small pan with agar agar, bring to the boil and cook out for 2-3 minutes, whisking to disperse the agar agar evenly
2g of agar agar
7
Once the agar agar is cooked out, soak the gelatine in cold water until it is floppy. Add it to the soup and stir until dissolved
1 bronze gelatine leaf
8
Pass the soup through a fine chinois onto a cold stainless steel tray. Allow the jelly to cool down in the fridge for 1 hour before using. Cut 6 even sized sheets to fit the bowls you are using
9
To serve, divide the raspberries between 6 bowls, arranging them neatly. Scoop a ball of milk ice cream on top. Lay a jelly sheet on top of the ice cream and then pour over the soup, trying not to disturb the jelly sheet. Serve immediately