Frozen White Chocolate Parfait
Frozen white chocolate parfait with macerated strawberries and a chocolate and pecan tuile
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James Perry MasterChef 2011 final 5
Serves 6
“I worked hard in there and I got those plates out. If I go home I’ll
be gutted.”
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You Will Need (17 things)
- 12 perfect halves Pecans , toasted
- To serve :
- 115 g (4oz) Caster Sugar
- 100 g (31?2 oz) Pecans , ground
- 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 60 g (2oz) Butter , softened
- For the tuiles :
- 2 Egg White s
- 200 g (7oz) hulled Strawberries , quartered
- 2 tbsp Icing Sugar
- For the strawberries :
- 3 tbsp –4 tbsp Kirsch
- 6 large Egg Yolk s
- 115 g (4oz) Caster Sugar
- 500 ml (16fl oz) Double Cream
- 150 g (51?2 oz) White Chocolate , broken into pieces
- For the parfait :
Steps (7 steps, 50 minutes)
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1
For the parfait, melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water. bring 100ml (31?2 fl oz) water and the sugar to the boil in a small pan. Whip the cream to soft peaks.
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2
in a large bowl whisk the egg yolks until pale and slightly thickened. Whisk in the sugar syrup in a steady stream. Continue to whisk for 1 minute until thick and pale. Whisk in the melted white chocolate, then quickly fold in the whipped cream.
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3
transfer the mixture into 6 moulds about 6cm (21?2in) wide and 4cm (11?2in) deep, placed on a flat plate lined with greaseproof paper. Cover with cling film. Freeze for at least 2 hours until firm.
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4
For the strawberries, in a small saucepan heat the kirsch and icing sugar together, stirring. add the strawberries. Mix well. transfer into a bowl, cover, and set aside to macerate.
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5
For the tuiles, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/gas 4). in
a large mixing bowl, beat together all the ingredients until a smooth paste is formed. on a non-stick, flat baking tray spread the mixture as thinly as possible using a palette knife. -
6
Place onto the baking tray in the oven and bake for 8–9 minutes. remove from the oven on to a cooling rack. Whilst still warm and pliable use a 6cm (21?2in) cutter or a spare parfait mould to cut circular shapes.(at least 1 tuile for every parfait.) transfer to a wire rack to cool and harden.
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7
To serve, remove cling film from parfaits. using a blowtorch lightly warm the outsides of the moulds until the parfaits will slip out. turn them out onto the centres of the serving plates. top each with a tuile and the toasted pecans. Surround with the macerated strawberries.