Steam puddings in Michelin star restaurant

[akirk]

Does anyone know of Michelin star restaurant serving steam puddings (other than sticky toffee!)

Discussion with wife who will only cook them for me if served in a Michelin starred restaurant!

[Regbuser]

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/search#/?st=Suet...

Some Michelin starred names in that listing

[akirk]

Yes had found that but apparently that is not good enough - has to be on the menu of a Michelin star restaurant

[wong]

Could you cook them yourself? Or is your wife a trained chef?

[tixoc]

That's either a really good wife, or a really bad wife.

[akirk]

wong said:

Could you cook them yourself? Or is your wife a trained chef?

She loves your question!

My wife is a fantastic cook and while I could cook them this is more trying to win a humorous argument!

[M5-911]

I have worked for various Michelin star restaurants in France. We had tourte au fois gras in one place which would be the closest to steam pudding (baked instead of being steamed) I think steam pudding has a perfect place in a Michelin star menu. Done properly, it is a superb dish. I would use a similar recipe that we had for our tourte. Basically stewed beef with truffles with added fois gras before going to the steam. I would make the pastry out of a "pain d'épices" style of spices. A Light emulsion of parsley and beef jus to go along would be awesome. Very classic but with a twist.

[psi310398]

M5-911 said:

I have worked for various Michelin star restaurants in France. We had tourte au fois gras in one place which would be the closest to steam pudding (baked instead of being steamed) I think steam pudding has a perfect place in a Michelin star menu. Done properly, it is a superb dish. I would use a similar recipe that we had for our tourte. Basically stewed beef with truffles with added fois gras before going to the steam. I would make the pastry out of a "pain d'épices" style of spices. A Light emulsion of parsley and beef jus to go along would be awesome. Very classic but with a twist.

That’s a long way from spotted dick!

[randlemarcus]

The Dog and Gun, in Skelton (one star) has a rather nice sounding Venison Suet pudding on the sample menu, so there's your proof. Any arguments, and a demand for the Venison pud to be cooked, and obviously accompanied by a request for a Sussex Pond Pudding, as if you're steaming one, you might as well steam two.

[M5-911]

psi310398 said:

That’s a long way from spotted dick!

That would be my take on using "Steam pudding" on a Michelin menu.

If we had to go for the spotted dick, I would go for a chocolate and hazelnuts version I think. Maybe something with date and cardamom would be nice as well? I have done one with caramelized banana and vanilla a few weeks ago but. Did not called it steamed pudding thought.

[psi310398]

M5-911 said:

That would be my take on using "Steam pudding" on a Michelin menu.

If we had to go for the spotted dick, I would go for a chocolate and hazelnuts version I think. Maybe something with date and cardamom would be nice as well? I have done one with caramelized banana and vanilla a few weeks ago but. Did not called it steamed pudding thought.

They sound great!

I was just imaging the response of the ‘I know what I like and I like what I know’ brigade, not that I’m ascribing that mentality to anybody here, I hasten to add!

[nikaiyo2]

Pretty sure Tom Kerridge did a steamed, going to say treacle pud.

[21TonyK]

nikaiyo2 said:

Pretty sure Tom Kerridge did a steamed, going to say treacle pud.

I was pretty sure he had something along those lines on the H&F menu at some point in the past.

[sherman]

Hard to say just now as its still the sumner menus available generally to browse online.

Try and see if you can find a set christmas menu for instance to win your argument.

[sherman]

sherman said:

Hard to say just now as its still the sumner menus available generally to browse online.

Try and see if you can find a set christmas menu for instance to win your argument.

Simon Rogan in Cartmel is probably worth checking. He has several restauraunts in Cartmel where STP is from.

[psi310398]

sherman said:

Hard to say just now as its still the sumner menus available generally to browse online.

Try and see if you can find a set christmas menu for instance to win your argument.

Talking of which, it’s not modern Michelin, I know, but the antecedents are impeccable. I have made a steamed Plum Pudding Des Rois Mages to an Escoffier recipe in the past.

[Regbuser]

The Hinds Head - Heston's oxtail and kidney pudding

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/oxtail-a...

[Olivera]

akirk said:

Discussion with wife who will only cook them for me if served in a Michelin starred restaurant!

Will a Michelin starred restaurant be willing to serve steamed puddings that your wife has cooked?

[Digger]

I'm confused.

Is this similar to sending the apprentice to the depot to get a long weight?

[akirk]

Olivera said:

akirk said:

Discussion with wife who will only cook them for me if served in a Michelin starred restaurant!

Will a Michelin starred restaurant be willing to serve steamed puddings that your wife has cooked?

Brilliant!

Thank you for the suggestions so far - sounds as though savoury will be easier to find and therefore request…

I have eaten many in London clubs and some of the more traditional restaurants but not sure any were Michelin starred.

Most places seem to think that only sticky toffee pudding represents steamed puddings whereas I think that it is possible to cook eg a marmalade steamed pudding as a high end dish - hence the discussion. My wife loves cooking and esp. loves going out to good restaurants and trying to replicate recipes at home - when I mentioned that a good old fashioned steamed pudding would be nice I was told that they are not served in Michelin starred restaurants - hence this discussion!