World Gourmet Summit 2003
Culinary Masterclasses
 
The Cuisine of
Nicolas Bernardé
Le Cordon, Paris, France
 
Chocolate Crisp with Raspberries

  Serves 8
  Ingredients
   

100g
100ml
50g
100g
30g
60g
 Chocolate tuile :
liquid glucose
whipping cream
butter
sugar
pectin
‘nibbed’ cocoa beans
   

8
100g
300g
750ml
 Chocolate mousse :
egg yolks
sugar
fleur de cao dark chocolate
whipping cream
   

2
500ml
8
100g
80g
 Chocolate crème anglaise :
vanilla pods (beans), split lengthways
milk
egg yolks
sugar
chocolate covertures*, chopped
   

125g
1bunch
 Garnish :
raspberries
rosemary
   
   

*plus 31 % de beurre de cacao / more than 31 % cocoa butter

 Method

For the chocolate tuile: Melt glucose, cream and butter in a saucepan, then add sugar that has been mixed with pectin. Fold in nibbed cocoa beans. Spread onto a baking sheet covered with a silpat (silicone mat). Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for approximately 7 minutes.

For the chocolate mousse: Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale and thick. Melt fleur de cao dark chocolate in a Bain Marie. Whip cream, then gently fold in melted chocolate, followed by the egg yolks and sugar mixture. Refrigerate.

For the chocolate crème anglaise: Add vanilla pods into milk in a saucepan and bring to boil. Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale and thick, whisk in hot milk. Return to saucepan and cook over low heat until cream coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from heat, add chocolate, strain through a china cap sieve, and then leave to cool.

Serving

Arrange one or two quenelles of chocolate mousse in the centre of a plate. Add raspberries and rosemary sprigs. Press a chocolate tuile upright into the mousse. Pour a ribbon of chocolate crème anglaise around the mousse.