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Quenelles, How To
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A Little Background

Those beautiful almond shaped morsels of ice cream, mash potato, mousse, poached minced meats and purees you find so elegantly adorning your plate in that 5 star restaurant are called quenelles. Here's how to make them at home.

What you'll need
  • Any food of a thick substantial consistency, (in this demonstration we have used whipped cream)
  • 2 spoons in the size you would like your quenelles, (in this demonstration we have used dessert spoons)
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What to do
  • Scoop as much of the desired food into one spoon as you can.
  • Holding that spoon still, scrape the food off with the other spoon.
  • Now holding that spoon still scrape the food off with the other spoon.
  • Continue this process until you have a nice 3 sided quenelle.
  • Gently slide the quenelle off one spoon with the other spoon or simply allow the quenelle to fall off the spoon and onto the plate or into the poaching liquid.
    
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Recipe By Paul Hegeman
Styling By Paul Hegeman
Photography By Paul Hegeman
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