COOKING WITH... HORSERADISH

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Homemade prepared horseradish

20-25cm long piece of horseradish root

2 tbsp water

1 tbsp white vinegar

Pinch of salt

1 Remove the leaves and rinse off the dirt.

2 Use a vegetable peelÅr to peel off the surface skin. Roughly chop it into chunks.

3 Put into a food processor and add the water. Whizz until well ground.

4 Strain out some of the water if the mixture is too liquid. Add the white Vinegar and a pinch of salt and pulse to combine.

5 Using a rubber spatula, carefully transfer the grated horseradish to a jar. It will keep for 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator.

6 Use the prepared horseradish to make horseradish sauce.

Homemade horseradish sauce

Makes about 120m/l

3 tbsp prepared horseradish

4 tbsp sour cream

I tsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp mayonnaise

I tbsp chives, chopped

Salt and black pepper

1 In a bowl, comb ne all of the ingredients together. Taste, season and add more sour cream or mayonnaise if the sauce is too strong for your liking.

2 Serve as a sauce for beef or pork.

Catatan

What is horseladish? A root vegetable used as a spice, horseradish is in the same family as mustard and wasabi. Horseradish is also the word used to describe the condiment made from the large, white root of the horseradish plant. Horseradish has a pungent, biting flavour and can actually burn the sinuses. The root is prepared by peeling and grating it, then mixing it with vinegar. In this simple form, prepared horseradish can be used as a condiment, as an ingredient in salad dressings, cocktails and much more. Prepared horseradish can also be turned into a creamy horseradish sauce with the addition of cream, sour cream or mayonnaise. Uses Horseradish is most commonly used as a condiment for steak, roast beef or pork. It can also be added to a Marie Rose sauce for seafood or used to add some extra punch to salad dressings, sandwiches, soups or sauces. Try eating it with sushi in place of wasabi, or use some prepared horserad sh to whizz up your own batch of Bloody Marys! Horseradish sauce: fresh vs. jarred There's nothing wrong with the horseradish sauce you can buy in the supermarket, but for a special occasion — say a dinner party where you're serving some lovely, tender roast beef — it can be nice to go the extra mile and make your own. It's also worth noting that homemade prepared horseradish is about twice as strong as store-bought versions, so it will make for a strong horseradish sauce.

A ground-up fresh horseradish is many times more potent than freshly chopped onions and can really hurt your eyes if you get too close. Work in a well- ventilated room and keep at arms length.