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Lime poached persimmons with white chocolate mousse
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Persimmons
persimmonsaustralia.com.au
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Lime poached persimmons
Ingredients
4 sweet persimmons, peeled and sliced
1 lime, zest and juice
1 knob of ginger, peeled
1 star anise
Method
Add sugar to water, add ginger, star anise, lime juice and zest to create syrup for poaching and bring to the boil
Add persimmons slices to syrup, bring back to boil, turn of the heat and set aside to cool
Once cold place into the refrigerator
white chocolate mousse
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
200g white chocolate
3 eggs
200ml cream
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 pinch of salt
Method
Place a saucepan half filled with water onto medium heat and place a heat resistant glass bowl on top of the saucepan
Add chocolate to the bowl and slowly melt
Separate the egg whites and yolks in separate bowls
Add sugar and vanilla essence to the egg yolks and whisk until pale in colour
In a separate bowl whip the cream
Whisk the egg whites, when almost stiff add salt
Remove the chocolate bowl from the saucepan and gradually add the egg yolk mixture, making it fairly firm
Gradually fold in the cream and then gently fold in the egg white
Place mixture into the refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours or until mousse is firm
Place persimmons onto a plate, top with a generous dollop of white chocolate mousse and garnish with lime zest
Links
[1] http://persimmonsaustralia.com.au
