World Gourmet Summit 2003
Culinary Masterclasses
 
The Cuisine of
Oriol Balaguer
Estudi Xocolada, Barcelona, Spain
 
California Raisins White Cream

  Serves 4
  Ingredients
   

380ml
500g
200g
1kg
120g
 California raisins cream :
milk
cream
egg yolks
white chocolate covertures
California raisins
   

350g
100ml
1kg
5g
 Sugar coated pumpkin seeds :
sugar
water
pumpkin seeds, lightly grilled or fried
butter
   

350ml
2
400ml
300ml
8g 
 Lime jelly :
sugar syrup, equal amounts water & sugar
Tahiti vanilla pods
water
lime juice, freshly squeezed
geletine leaves
   

700g
300g
 White caramel :
fondant
glucose
white chocolate blanc satin covertures
   
   Garnish :
lime zest, grated

 Method

For the cream: Mix the milk, cream and egg yolks together and heat to 86ºC. Strain onto the chopped couverture, and allow to rest for a few minutes to emulsify. Finally, add the California raisins. Keep in the refridgerator for 24 hours.

For the sugar coated seeds: Heat the sugar and water together to 114ºC, then add the pumpkin seeds and allow to caramelise. Mix in the butter, pour the mixture onto a silicone sheet and leave to cool.

For the lime jelly: Infuse the syrup with the vanilla. Add the water and the juice. Heat to 90ºC and melt in the gelatine leaves. Leave to cool. Once at room temperature, pour into a soup plate.

For the white caramel: Heat the fondant and glucose up to 160ºC and add the chopped white chocolate couvertures. Stir until smooth and homogeneous. Shape as desired.

Serving

Spoon a quenelle of California raisins cream in the middle of the set lime jelly. Top with the sugar-coated pumpkin seeds and white caramel. Garnish with grated lime zest.