Friday, 26 December 2014

Recipe #8 Chocolate Mousse


The all time favourite dessert 
loved by all- Chocolate Mousse!!..Mousse is a French word that means “foam/ froth”. Chocolate mousse’s texture is very light and creamy!

Serves: 5

Ingredients

·      4 large eggs- separated
·      1 tblsp coffee
·      ¼th cup of water
·      ¾ th cup of sugar
·      170 grams of cooking Chocolate (Morde)- Chopped
·      1 litre of boiling water
·      110 grams of unsalted butter
·      Pinch of salt
·      1 tsp of cream of tartar (optional)- This is used for making egg whites stable and smooth in texture

Method

-Using a whisk beat the egg yolks rigorously for 5 mins or until it turns pale colour or lemony colour and thickened a little
-Make strong coffee by whisking coffee and ¼ th cup of water, add sugar and melt in on medium heat, whisking continuously and let it come to a boil
-Whisk the egg yolks again a little and beat in the coffee syrup in a slow stream and keep whisking (This is done to cook the egg yolks)
-Melt the chopped chocolate on a double boiler (this is the safest method to melt chocolate. Double boiler method- Take a small pan and pour 500 ml of boiling water and put in back on medium heat, place a bigger bowl and place the chocolate in this bowl, with the heat of the boiling water chocolate melts swiftly)
-Again, take the egg yolk - coffee mixture, put it in on a double boiler on high heat and whisk the mixture continuously for 15 mins or until the mixture thicken to a mayonnaise consistency (To check whether its cooked- dip your finger in the mixture and if it feels really hot on your finger-not burning hot then its cooked)
- Now take an electric beater, beat the egg yolk mix in order to cool it down completely- do it for 5 mins or until it turns pale – ribbony texture
-Now beat the melted chocolate with a whisk to make it smooth and add butter and whisk it until incorporated
-Now pour the chocolate in the egg yolk mix and fold it with a spatula in the cut-in-the-centre-and-fold motion
-Beat the egg whites add salt and cream of tartar – beat this until egg whites are stiff and foamy
-Now take the egg yolk bowl, take a little egg white mix and fold it with a spatula until incorporated, then add the remaining egg whites and using the cut-in-the-centre-and-fold motion fold in the egg whites very delicately. Be careful not to fold, you need to keep the mixture airy and fluffy
-Now pour the mousse in 5 glasses of your choice and let it chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving and serve chilled!!

Happy Baking!!



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