Recipe from the restaurant: Cinnamon Rosettes

This is a recipe for a sweet amuse bouche that we have been using between the main course and dessert.

Oil temperature: 180 degrees Celsius

Ingredients for rosette waffle:

500 grams of milk
1 vanilla pod
270 grams of flour
4 grams of salt
2 eggs
100 grams of sugar
Some cinnamon powder
A Rosette Waffle Stamp/Mold for frying.

Method:

Start pouring the milk in a pan on low heat and after cut the vanilla pod in half scrap the seeds into to milk to infuse until lukewarm.

Meanwhile mix the flour with salt and slowly add the vanilla milk, once smooth mix add the eggs.

Mix once more and let rest for one hour.

Mix the sugar with the cinnamon powder.

Pre heat the Rosette Mold in the hot oil for 5 minutes.

Put the hot Mold into de batter just before it covers the Mold and then place it back into the oil until golden colour, repeating this process with rest of the batter.

Coat the rosettes in the cinnamon sugar.

Bon Appetit!

Summertime, Sunshine & Kai Moana in Kaikoura

The garden is bursting with Summer vegetables, the hot house overflowing with tomatoes, the Pohutukawa is flowering and the birds are in abundance.

Summer is the traditional time for Kiwis to flock to the ocean in search of Kaikouraโ€™s namesake Crayfish (Lobster), Blue Cod and all manner of different Kai Moana (Seafood)

During the day many of our guests are out Whale Watching by boat or by air, swimming with Dolphins, Seals or even Kayaking around the inlets of Kaikoura; returning in the evening for a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and fresh produce from the garden, farm and sea for dinner.

It is a busy time in Kaikoura and at the Lodge and it is a time where we invite many visitors who are staying in Kaikoura to come and have dinner at the Lodge.

Available all year round we offer the opportunity to dine in our restaurant for a set price of $100 including gst per person. This is a set three course meal with usually three choices per course & a chefs surprise to start. 

Call one of our team today on 03 319 6559 or book a table online.