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Falske kaviar
Servings: 1 portion

Fake caviar

Here, you get a recipe for fake caviar, fake caviar, fruit caviar - a beloved child has many names. It's a small ball with a flavorful liquid of your choice. They can be used as decoration on cakes, as part of a dessert, or as a flavor enhancer in a cocktail.
Author: Per Asmussen
Course: Sides
Cuisine: Molecular gastronomy
Keyword: Beets, Molecular Gastronomy, Sides
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Equipment

  • Immersion Hand Blender
  • Mini Scale
  • Slotted Spoon

Ingredients

  • 100 gram Beetroot Juice
  • 1 pinch Salt If the beetroot juice is a bit too sweet
  • 0.5 gram Sodium Alginate

Calcium bath

  • 0,5 l Water without lime, preferably spring water
  • 3.25 gram Calcium Lactate

Instructions

  • Start by tasting your beetroot juice. If it is too sweet, add a bit of fine salt.
  • Pour the juice into an immersion blender glass.
  • Add sodium alginate to the beetroot juice.
  • Blend from the top down for about 30 seconds to distribute everything evenly.
  • Now there is air in the liquid after blending, and the air will cause problems later. Therefore, it needs to stand and de-gas so the air can escape. It should simply stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.

Calcium bath

  • Pour the water and calcium into an immersion blender glass.
  • Blend it thoroughly for about 15 seconds.
  • Set it aside for 15-30 minutes to let all the air escape.

Fake caviar

  • You need two bowls with liquids for this: Both a calcium bath and a bath with plain tap water.
  • Drop beetroot liquid into the calcium bath. You can use anything from a syringe, pipette, dropper bottle, etc.
  • Let it sit for about 30 seconds, then scoop them out with a slotted spoon and place them in the plain water bath.
  • They are now ready to serve.

Notes

Fake caviar