Strawberries and Cream - Deconstructed
The idea of this dish is to transform how you taste strawberries and cream.  With the traditional dish, you taste strawberries then the cream.  Using spherification, you taste the cream first, then the strawberry caviar burst, reversing the order in which we are used to as well as the over all texture of the dish.

Serves 8

Ingredients:

100MLWater, purified
2    Gram   Algin
250MLStrawberry Puree*
10  MLBalsamic Vinegar
8    Gram    Sugar
2    Gram    Sea Salt

500MLWater, purified
2.5 Gram    Calcic

1000     MLWater, purified

500MLHeavy Cream, organic
60  Gram    Vanilla Sugar or super fine sugar
Directions:

In a small container, add 100 ML water and Algin and combined with an immersion hand mixer.  Add strawberry puree*, balsamic, sugar and salt to the water and algin mixture and mix well.  Let sit for 15-30 minutes to allow any air bubbles to dissipate. 

In another small container, add 500 ML water and Calcic and mix well with an immersion hand mixer.  Set aside.

In another small container, add 1000 ML water.  Set aside.

In a bowl, add cream and sugar and whisk until soft peaks form.  Set aside.

To make spherification of strawberries, first check the consistency of the strawberry mixture.  If the algin has over thickened the mixture, thin out slightly with some more water.  This will become easier as you get used to this technique.  Fill a syringe with the strawberry mixture and hold over the water/calcic bath.  Slowly press the syringe to release single balls of strawberry mixture into the water/calcic bath, creating a chemical reaction between the algin and calcic creating strawberry caviar.  If the caviar is not making perfect balls, adjusting the height of the syringe to the water surface, the size of the ball and the thick/thinness of the strawberry puree.  Let the balls rest in the water/calcic bath for 15-30 seconds to form membrane and remove to the 1000 ML of water, to rinse off the calcic.  Once you have the technique down, you can do a syringe at a time into the water/calcic bath and then remove to the water bath to rinse.  Then remove the caviar to another bowl.

To Plate, add a small scoop of whipping cream in the center of the plate or tasting spoon.  Top with some strawberry caviar and serve.

* To make strawberry puree, take 8-10 organic strawberries, removing the tops and place into a blender.  Puree until mixture has no lumps and strain into a measuring cup, removing any seeds.  Proceed with recipe.