Mousse of Doom™
28 Mar 2005 09:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
As several people have asked me, here's the recipe:
2 100g bars tesco finest dark Swiss chocolate 72% (or other at least 70% choc)
6 fresh large organic free range eggs
3+ tbsp granulated sugar, to taste
Separate the eggs, beating the yolks with the sugar and the whites to stiff peaks.
Melt the chocolate in a baine-marie (or similar contraption, i.e. a heatresistant bowl over a saucepan with almost simmering water), stirring until smooth.
The next step is the only tricky bit. Stir the egg yolks into the chocolate in a constant stream very quickly so you don't end up with scrambled eggs, add a generous spoon of the egg whites and stir to loosen the mixture and then gently fold in the rest of the whites bit by bit.
Cover with clingfilm and let it set in the fridge (about 2-3 hours should do it, doing it the night before works as well).
As simple as that. :o)
2 100g bars tesco finest dark Swiss chocolate 72% (or other at least 70% choc)
6 fresh large organic free range eggs
3+ tbsp granulated sugar, to taste
Separate the eggs, beating the yolks with the sugar and the whites to stiff peaks.
Melt the chocolate in a baine-marie (or similar contraption, i.e. a heatresistant bowl over a saucepan with almost simmering water), stirring until smooth.
The next step is the only tricky bit. Stir the egg yolks into the chocolate in a constant stream very quickly so you don't end up with scrambled eggs, add a generous spoon of the egg whites and stir to loosen the mixture and then gently fold in the rest of the whites bit by bit.
Cover with clingfilm and let it set in the fridge (about 2-3 hours should do it, doing it the night before works as well).
As simple as that. :o)
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Date: 28/3/05 08:44 pm (UTC)100 g is about 3.5 oz, so one 8 oz dark chocolate bar would cover it.
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Date: 28/3/05 10:31 pm (UTC)Enjoy the company of a woman or three ;-)
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Date: 28/3/05 10:42 pm (UTC)I wish. Sadly, all the women at the party were taken but it was fun regardless.
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Date: 29/3/05 12:24 am (UTC)You're my new favourite cook!
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Date: 29/3/05 09:14 am (UTC)I like to please as many people as possible. Besides, you don't need any setting agents like gelatine, it sets nicely on its own.
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Date: 29/3/05 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 29/3/05 12:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 29/3/05 12:03 pm (UTC)Chocolate overload! Death by chocolate, anyone?
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Date: 29/3/05 12:16 pm (UTC)and i'll be first in line for testing of the new creation! Mmmmm chocolate
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Date: 4/4/06 11:55 am (UTC)Does the sugar go with the whites or the yolks?
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Date: 4/4/06 12:00 pm (UTC)As it says, beat the yolks with the sugar and (beat) the yolks to stiff peaks.