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Kohlrabi in Herb and Cream Sauce

170 calories per serving

ingredients

serves 4
1 kg (2 1/4 lb) kohlrabi
2 litres (3 1/2 pints) water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
50 g (2 oz) butter
salt
generous pinch of sugar
scant 150 ml (1/4 pint) vegetable stock
5 tablespoons crime fraiche
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped burnet
1 teaspoon chopped lovage

method

1. Wash the kohlrabi under lukewarm running water. Cut off the tender inner leaves and keep them to one side. Peel the kohlrabi, remove any woody parts, cut into quarters and then into fairly thick sticks.

2. Bring the water to the boil with the lemon juice. Place the kohlrabi in a sieve and suspend it in the boiling water. Blanch the kohlrabi for 5 minutes, rinse in cold water and drain it thoroughly.

3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and braise the kohlrabi, stirring frequently. Add salt to taste, the sugar and stock and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Chop the kohlrabi leaves and mix them into the herbs.

4. Stir the creme fraiche and herbs into the kohlrabi.

Serve with: hamburgers and boiled potatoes.

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