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Chocolate creme brulee with strawberry sauce

April 18 -25, 2007
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Gulf Weekly Chocolate creme brulee with strawberry sauce

Ingredients
1/2 litre fresh cream
100 grams sugar

Four egg yolks
125 grams bittersweet chocolate
50 grams raw sugar. Can be substituted with regular sugar

Method
1) In a saucepan add cream and half the sugar, bring to a boil. 
2) Whisk egg yolks and remaining sugar in a stainless steel or glass bowl.
3) Add chocolate broken in small pieces to hot cream, removed from stove.
Slowly add to eggs while stirring to prevent eggs from cooking.
4) Pour in oven proof ramekins or cups.
5) Bake in preheated oven at 125 celsius for approximately 45 minutes or until centre is just set.
6) Let cool, then refrigerate for at least two hours.
7) Just before serving, sprinkle raw or white sugar on top and caramelise under broiler of oven.
 
Strawberry sauce
• 300 grams strawberries, cleaned and stems removed
• 100 grams sugar
• 1 tablespoon balsamic   vinegar
• Slowly cook all ingredients on stove until sugar is melted.
• Let cool, then process in a blender.
• Serve on side with Chocolate creme bruleedishes and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.







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