Chocolate mousse with kumquat compote

AUTHOR
Valentine Lee
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
300 mins
TOTAL TIME
300 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 200 g Dark chocolate
  • 4 fresh eggs (Gr. M)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS + 75 g sugar
  • 250 g Whipped cream
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 200 g Kumquats
  • 2-3 (approx. 400 g) ripe pears
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice
  • 1/2 Vanilla pod
  • 150 ml dry white wine
  • 7-10 Tbsp peel of 1/2 organic lemon
  • 1-2 TEASPOONS Cornstarch
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mint

Directions

  1. 1

    Roughly chop the chocolate and melt in a hot water bath. Leave to cool for about 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Separate eggs. Beat the egg whites until stiff, while pouring in 1 tbsp. sugar. Whip cream until stiff as well. Put both in a cool place. Cream egg yolks, 1 tbsp. sugar and vanilla sugar.

  3. 3

    Stir the liquid chocolate into the egg yolk cream. First fold in cream, then beaten egg white in 2 portions. Pour the mousse into a bowl, cover and leave to cool for approx. 4 hours.

  4. 4

    Wash, dry and slice the kumquats, removing the seeds. Peel, quarter and core the pears. Cut pears into fine slices and mix with lemon juice.

  5. 5

    Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Caramelise 75 g sugar in a pot until golden brown. Add kumquats, deglaze with 150 ml hot water and wine. Add vanilla pulp, vanilla pod and lemon zest to the kumquats.

  6. 6

    Bring to the boil, cover and simmer at low heat for about 5 minutes. Add pear wedges and steam for another 3 minutes. Stir starch and 4 tbsp. cold water until smooth. Stir into the compote, bring to the boil again.

  7. 7

    Season compote to taste, remove lemon peel and vanilla pod.

  8. 8

    Using 2 moistened tablespoons, cut off approx. 12 cams from the mousse and arrange on 6 plates. Spread compote around the mousse and decorate with mint.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
530 kcal
CARBS
52 g
FATS
29 g
PROTEINS
9 g

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