switzerland: bénichon mustard a fribourg specialty

2 Pinches
Beautiful Shore Country, NB
Updated on Jul 15, 2015

This recipe has been posted for play in Culinary Quest - Switzerland. Found at http://www.theramblingepicure.com/switzerland-benichon-mustard-a-fribourg-specialty-to-welcome-the-cows-coming-home/. Bénichon mustard is quintessentially Swiss. It is a specialty of the canton of Fribourg. It is more like a spicy jam than a mustard. Its ingredients give it a sweet and sour taste. It is traditionally eaten with another Fribourg specialty Cuchaule a light brioche-like sweet saffron bread. Do this when you’ll be at home all day, or soak the powder over night and finish off the next day.

prep time 14 Hr 30 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top
yield 6 - 12

Ingredients

  • 200 grams mustard powder
  • 5 - deciliter white wine
  • 3 liters water
  • 150 grams cinnamon sticks
  • ½ - star anise
  • 1 kilogram rock candy
  • 1 liter fortified wine
  • 250 grams extra white flour

How To Make switzerland: bénichon mustard a fribourg specialty

  • Step 1
    Soak mustard flour in white wine for half a day.
  • Step 2
    Simmer water, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and rock candy for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Step 3
    Mix extra-white flour and fortified wine until it forms a smooth paste.
  • Step 4
    Pour the spice mixture through a sieve to filter out spices and save the cooking juices.
  • Step 5
    Add white flour/fortified wine mixture to cooking juices.
  • Step 6
    Mix with wire whip and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
  • Step 7
    Add mustard mixture to wine mixture and whip to blend well.
  • Step 8
    Cook for another 5 minutes and then store in glass jars and cool.

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