Milk Chocolate Ganache, Lovage Oat Crunch, Shiny Chocolate Glaze, Toasted Oat Stout Ice Cream, Fermented Oats, and Torched Lovage Meringue

INGREDIENTS:
METHOD:
In a pan, melt butter and toast oats. Deglaze with water and stout, cover, remove from heat and let steep 2 hours. To a Thermomix set to 80°C, add oat mixture and remaining ingredients. Mix on high speed for 20 minutes. Let cool and mature overnight. Strain through chinois into Pacojet canister and freeze. Spin in Pacojet according to manufacture's instructions.
In a spice grinder, pulverize together sugar and lovage. Transfer and keep in a dry container.
In a double boiler, melt cocoa butter and chocolate. Remove from heat and fold in feuilletine and salt; let cool. Fold in 70 grams Lovage Sugar into mixture. Set aside remaining sugar for Lovage Meringue.
In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, combine egg whites and 200 grams Lovage Sugar to make a Swiss meringue. On a silicone mat, spread a thin layer of meringue; dehydrate.
In a saucepot, bring cream, water, and sugar to boil. Whisk in cocoa powder followed by gelatin. Strain through chinois.
In a pot, bring cream, glucose, and salt to boil. Stir in gelatin. Strain into bowl containing chocolate. Emulsify with immersion blender. Onto a sheet tray lined with an acetate sheet, spread a thin even layer of ganache. Cover with another sheet and refrigerate until set. Using a 3-inch ring mold, cut out circular discs from ganache sheet.
Dissolve yogurt into hot water. Add oats. Transfer mixture to 105°C-dehydrator and allow to ferment to desired sourness.
Place a Milk Chocolate Ganache disc in center of serving bowl. Top with layer of Sour Oats followed by Lovage Feuilletine. Drizzle Chocolate Glaze on top. Break apart Lovage Meringue, arrange a few pieces around oats, and lightly char with torch. Place a quenelle of Toasted Oat Stout Ice Cream on center of oats. Garnish with micro lovage and chocolate branch.
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