Lychee Sorbet, Pineapple, Carica and Eucalyptus Yogurt10 servings Ramon Perez / David Myers Group; Event - StarChefs.com 2010 International Pastry Competition |
For the Lychee Sorbet: | |
• | 450 g. The Perfect Purée Lychee Puree, thawed |
• | 100 g. sugar |
• | 3 1/5 g. sorbet stabilizer |
• | 100 g. water |
• | 100 g. glucose |
• | 5 g. milk powder |
• | 50 g. lime juice |
Method for the Lychee Sorbet: | |
1. | Bloom the gelatin. |
2. | Bring the cream to a boil and then dissolve the gelatin into the cream. |
3. | Stir the cream mixture into the yogurt; mix well and add the eucalyptus. |
4. | Pour the mixture into an iSi food whipper canister, charge twice, and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. |
5. | On an acetate-lined sheet pan, dispense little mounds of yogurt; freeze in an Irinox Blast Chiller; break apart into small pieces. |
For the Frozen Eucalyptus Yogurt: | |
• | 2 9/20 g. gelatin |
• | 50 g. cream |
• | 350 g. greek yogurt |
• | 18 drops eucalyptus oil |
Method for the Frozen Eucalyptus Yogurt: | |
1. | Mix 25 grams of the sugar with the stabilizer in a small bowl. |
2. | Bring the water, glucose, and remaining sugar to a boil. |
3. | Once up to 75°C, add the stabilizer mixture, milk powder, and lime juice. |
4. | Bring to 85°C. Allow to cook for 3 minutes. Chill rapidly. |
5. | Add the lychee puree and spin in the Carpigiani LB100. |
For the Lime Gel: | |
• | 100 g. water |
• | zest of 1 lime |
• | 50 g. lime juice |
• | 100 g. sugar |
• | 2 1/2 g. agar |
Method for the Lime Gel: | |
1. | Bring the water to a boil with the lime zest and juice. |
2. | Mix the sugar with agar in a small bowl. |
3. | Once the water mixture boils, whisk in the sugar and agar; boil for 1 minute, strain, and chill until set. |
4. | Break the gel into 2-inch pieces, puree in a blender until smooth, and then strain. |
For the Raspberry Streusel: | |
• | 50 g. butter |
• | 50 g. sugar |
• | 50 g. AP flour |
• | 50 g. almond flour |
• | 80 g. freeze dried raspberry |
Method for the Raspberry Streusel: | |
1. | Preheat the oven to 285°F. |
2. | Combine all of the ingredients in a Robot Coupe and pulse 5 times. |
3. | Bake for 15 minutes, cool, and then crumble. |
For the Raspberry Tuile: | |
• | 50 g. glucose powder |
• | 100 g. PreGel Magic Sugar |
• | 175 g. fondant |
• | 70 g. freeze dried raspberries |
Method for the Raspberry Tuile: | |
1. | Preheat the oven to 220°F. |
2. | Bring the glucose, Magic Sugar, and fondant to 160°C. |
3. | Pour onto a Silpat and cool. |
4. | Break up the candy into pieces and grind into a powder, with the raspberries, using a spice grinder. |
5. | Put a rectangle mold on a Silpat and sprinkle the sugar into the mold, remove the mold, and bake for 3 minutes. |
6. | Remove from the oven and roll the tuile over a wooden dowel to shape it. |
7. | Keep in an airtight container. |
For the Orange Blossom Milk: | |
• | 225 g. low fat milk |
• | 25 g. sugar |
• | 3/4 g. iota carrageenan |
• | 10 drops orange blossom oil |
Method for the Orange Blossom Milk: | |
1. | Bring the milk to a boil and then transfer to a blender. |
2. | Mix the iota carrageenan with the sugar in a small bowl. |
3. | With the blender on low speed, sprinkle in the sugar-iota mixture. |
4. | Chill and then add the orange blossom oil. |
For the Chamomile-Pineapple Syrup: | |
• | 250 g. water |
• | 20 g. chamomile tea |
• | 50 g. pineapple juice |
• | 50 g. sugar |
• | 50 g. glucose |
Method for the Chamomile-Pineapple Syrup: | |
1. | Bring the water to a low simmer, remove from the heat, add the chamomile, and let steep for 5 minutes; strain through a chinois into a pot. |
2. | Add the remaining ingredients; simmer over medium-low heat until reduced by half. |
For the Pineapple and Carica: | |
• | 100 g. brunoise pineapple |
• | 100 g. brunoise Tamaya Gourmet Chilean carica fruit |
Method for the Pineapple and Carica: | |
1. | Mix the pineapple with the carica; add 50 grams of the chamomile-pineapple syrup and mix well. |
To Assemble and Serve: | |
Pipe dime-size mounds of lime gel in sporadic places on plate; put a raspberry tuile off-center on lime gel mound; fill the tuile with the raspberry streusel. Place a quenelle of pineapple and carica brunoise on the plate. Warm the orange blossom milk and foam with an immersion blender. Add 3 small pieces of the yogurt foam, add a quenelle of the lychee sorbet and put on the streusel and in the tuile. Add 4 dollops of the orange blossom milk foam. |