If you have been to Tootsie's, Rocco's restaurant, you probably have noticed these precious chocolate cups that are waiting for you in his fridge: the chocolate pot de creme!
I'm sure you know they are delicious but you might don't know they are also gluten-free!
They are pretty easy to make and we wanted to garnish them with a berry cream (or as they would call it in Masterchef, a berry reduction) and candied orange peel.
The secret of this Chocolate pot de creme is - not surprisingly! - the chocolate. Choose a very good dark chocolate, not too bitter, so you don't need to add any extra sugar.
The candied orange will bring some sweetness while the berry reduction will make a sour contrast with the chocolate.
Read the post of the day we made it!
IngredientsChocolate pudding- 1 1/2 cup of milk - 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream - 350g of dark chocolate chip - 6 yolks (save the egg whites for making meringues!) Candied Orange- 1/2 orange - 1/2 cup of wather - 1 1/2 sugar - extra sugar Berry reduction- an hand full of berries - 1/2 cup of orange juice - 2 tablespoons of lemon juice - sugar (only if you thinkl it's too bitter) |
Make the chocolate mixure: start pouring in a pan 1 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream and bring it to simmer. |
Meanwhile, place 6 yolks in a bowl and beat them with a cup of the warm milk mixture with a whisk, in this way they won't form lumps. |
Once the milk mixture is simmering add the yolks and mix quickly. Weight the chocolate. |
Add the chocolate in the pot and, at low heat, mix it until it is completely melted. |
Using a colander filter the chocolate mixture and then divide it in 8-9 small cup. |
Leave the cups in the refrigerator for about 3 to 4 hours until it gets dense. |
Make the candied orange. Cut the peel of the orange and put them in a pot with cold water. Bring to boil. |
Once the water is boiling strain the orange peel. Put the peel again in a pot full of cold water and bring to boil. |
Once the water is boiling strain the orange peel and put in a pot full with cold water for a third time. Bring to boil. |
Once the water is boiling strain the orange peel. With a spoon scoop the white part of the peel (that is usually very bitter) and cut the peel in thin stripes. |
Meanwhile bring to boil a pan with 1/2 cup of wather and 1 1/2 cup sugar and add the orange peel stripes. |
Let them boil for 20 minutes or half an hour until the orange peel becomes shiny and traslucent. Strain them. |
Prepare a plate with white sugar and mix it with the orange peel (when it is still warm). Then let the peel cool down on some paper towels intil it gets hard. |
Make the berry reduction, follow the recipe here. Serve cold with some candied oranges and a teaspoon of berry reduction on top. |
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