Gaufres with Gherkins and Rillettes
Waffles with pickled cucumbers and rillettes, featuring a distinctive French flair.
Ingredients
self-raising flour
200 g
eggs (separate whites and yolks)
2
dry white wine
1 cup
butter
60 g
gherkins (cut into small pieces)
100 g
rillettes
1
salt
a pinch
Instructions
1
Mix the dry ingredients
Put the flour in a bowl.
2
Add the seasonings
Add the salt and egg yolks, then pour in 1 cup of water and the white wine, whisking continuously with a hand whisk as you go.
3
Prepare the butter and egg whites
Melt the butter and beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
4
Add the gherkins
Cut the gherkins into very small pieces, then fold in the melted butter and the chopped gherkins.
5
Fold together
Then gently fold in the beaten egg whites.
6
Rest the batter
Let the batter rest for about 1 hour.
7
Bake the waffles
Pour the batter into a hot waffle iron and wait a few minutes until the waffles are puffed and cooked through.
8
Assemble
Cut each waffle into four pieces and spread with the rillettes.
