COMPLEX EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF LE MERIDIEN MINA SEYAHI BEACH RESORT & WATERPARK DUBAI
Serves 2 | Prep. Time 90mins
INGREDIENTS
CHOCOLATE CREMEUX
450g cream
150g dark chocolate
95g egg yolk
65 g sugar
CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE
300g milk chocolate
220g feuilletine
50g hazelnut paste
1 lemon
CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE
250g soft butter
285 g flour
200g almond powder
50g coconut powder
200g sugar
60g cocoa powder
ENROBAGE MUSHROOM
500g white chocolate
100g red colored cocoa butter
100g white-colored cocoa butter
PREPARATION
CHOCOLATE CREMEUX
In a medium saucepan, heat up the cream to simmer. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with sugar. Gradually whisk into the hot cream.
Transfer the mixture to the saucepan; continue cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk, until the custard is slightly thickened texture.
Remove and blend with the help of a hand mixer. Keep in fridge for 4hrs until further use.
CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE
Gently melt the milk chocolate.
In a container, mix in the feuilletine followed by hazelnut paste. Pour the chocolate into the mixture, mix gently until achieve evenly.
With a micro plane (fine grater), grate the lemon zest (no white part).
Spread into 2 baking sheets. Keep it for 30 minutes in the fridge.
Once it has harden, with the help of a round cutter, to cut round shape and set aside until further use.
CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE
Mix all the ingredients in a food processor until reached a crumb-like/soil texture.
Spread the mixture onto a silicon mat evenly and rest for 1 hour in the fridge.
Preheat oven to 165°C. Bake the soil for 20 minutes, then remove and allow cooling at room temperature. Set aside until further use.
ENROBAGE MUSHROOM
Melt your chocolate at 40-45°C (in a microwave or bain-marie).
Allow the chocolate to cool at room temperature to 34°C (for dark chocolate) or 33°C (for milk, white or colored chocolate).
Add 1% Mycryo to your melted chocolate, i.e. 10 g for every 1 kg of chocolate.
Mix well.
When the chocolate is perfectly pre-crystallized, keep its temperature at 34°C (for dark chocolate) or at 33°C (for milk, white or colored chocolate).
In order to use your chocolate over a longer period, keep it at 31°C (for dark chocolate) or at 29°C (for milk, white or colored chocolate).