A recipe from Jean-Francois Nulli, chef de cuisine at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel

Being invented in 1950 by Giuseppe Cipriani from Harry’s Bar in Venice and popularised during the second half of the 20th century, carpaccio (beef or salmon, tuna) can turn into a magical experiment when combined with beetroot. The dish is presented by chef Nulli.  

Ingredient: serves 1

200g beetroot 

5g onions 

20g capers 

20g cornichons 

10g parsley

50g mesclun salad 

200g milk

80g cream

20g egg yolk

50g sugar 

50g savora 

2 pcs langoustines

Method:

- Slowly boil beetroot in 2 hours.

Making tartare:

- Chop and mix 5g onions, 20g capers, 20g cornichons, 10g paisley all together.

Making savora ice-cream:  

- Beat egg and sugar.  

- Cook milk and cream at 80⁰C.

- Add 80⁰C milk cream into the egg mixture and cook on low fire in 5 mins, then add savora mustard.

Dish garnish:

- Beetroot is base.

- Put tartare above the base.

- Place mesclun salad on tartare.

- Put langoustines and savora ice cream on top.

You can sample the dish at JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel, 8 Đỗ Đức Dục Road, Mễ Trì Dist, South Từ Liêm, Hà Nội. Tel: (04) 38335588. Website: www.jwmarriotthanoi.com, www.facebook.com/frenchgrill, www.instagram.com/french_grill.