Tamaya Gourmet Chilean Carica Fruit Fettuccine10 Servings Jiho Kim, L’Espalier - StarChefs.com 2010 International Pastry Competition |
| Tamaya Gourmet Chilean Carica Fruit Fettuccine: | |
| • | 240 g. sugar |
| • | 900 g. Tamaya Gourmet Chilean carica fruit |
| • | 100 g. The Perfect Purée Passion Fruit Concentrate, thawed |
| • | 5 37/100 g. low acyl gellan gum |
| • | 2 3/10 g. sodium citrate |
| • | 7 g. high acyl gellan gum |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Bring the sugar, carica fruit, and passion fruit purée to a boil in a pot. |
| 2. | Transfer the hot mixture to a Vita-Prep blender. |
| 3. | Blend on medium speed, and add the low acyl gellan gum, sodium citrate, and high acyl gellan gum one by one until each is thoroughly incorporated. |
| 4. | Turn the blender up to high speed and blend for an additional 4 minutes. |
| 5. | Pour the mixture into a brick form and cool it down so that it solidifies. |
| 6. | When it has set, use a mandolin with a tooth attachment and slice the mixture into fettuccine shapes. |
| Matcha Sablé: | |
| • | 200 g. sugar |
| • | 200 g. almond flour |
| • | 3 g. salt |
| • | 180 g. all-purpose flour |
| • | 15 .g matcha powder |
| • | 200 g. butter |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Preheat the oven to 350ºF |
| 2. | Combine the sugar, almond flour, salt, all-purpose flour and matcha powder in a mixing bowl. |
| 3. | Put the powders into the bowl of a standing mixer with a paddle attachment. |
| 4. | Add the cold butter and paddle the mixture until it becomes crumbly. |
| 5. | Bake the crumble until it turns dark green. |
| 6. | Remove from the oven to cool. |
| Toasted Coconut Sorbet: | |
| • | 1 3/10 kg. The Perfect Purée Coconut Puree, thawed |
| • | 300 g. sweetened toasted coconut |
| • | 193 g. sugar |
| • | 33 g. glucose powder |
| • | 85 g. water |
| • | 45 g. lime juice |
| • | 2 4/5 g. kappa carrageenan |
| • | 1 2/5 g. locust bean gum |
| • | 2 1/10 g. iota carrageenan |
| • | 1 2/5 g. salt |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Steep the sweetened toasted coconut in the Coconut Puree. |
| 2. | Scale out 1 kilogram of the mixture. |
| 3. | Bring the liquid to a boil. |
| 4. | Put the hot coconut mixture in a Vita-Prep and blend in the sugar, glucose powder, water, lime juice, kappa carrageenan, locust bean gum, iota carrageenan and salt one by one into the liquid. |
| 5. | When all of the ingredients are all thoroughly incorporated, set the mixture over an ice bath. |
| 6. | When the mixture is cool, blend it again and strain it. |
| 7. | Spin the mixture in an ice cream machine to form a sorbet. |
| Caipirinha Fizzy Foam: | |
| • | 300 g. carbonated water |
| • | 200 g. fresh lime juice |
| • | 90 g. cachaça |
| • | 5 g. kalamansi extract |
| • | 140 g. sugar |
| • | 10 g. Versawhip |
| • | 3 g. xanthan gum |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Blend the carbonated water, lime juice, cachaça, kalamansi extract, sugar, Versawhip, and xanthan gum together in a Vita-Prep. |
| 2. | Place the mixture in an iSi whipped cream canister and charge with 2 CO2 cartridges and 2 N20 cartridges. |
| Lime Fluid Gel: | |
| • | 400 g. fresh lime juice |
| • | 600 g. water |
| • | 4 g. high acyl gellan gum |
| • | 6 g. low acyl gellan gum |
| • | 6 g. sodium citrate |
| • | 250 g. sugar |
| • | 1 1/5 g. xanthan gum |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Bring the lime juice and water to a boil in a small pot. |
| 2. | Put the hot mixture in a Vita-Prep blender. |
| 3. | With the blender running on low speed, carefully add the high acyl gellan gum and low acyl gellan gum into the vortex. |
| 4. | Turn the blender up to high speed and blend for 1 minute. |
| 5. | Add the sodium citrate and blend for 1 more minute. |
| 6. | Add the sugar and xanthan gum and blend for 7 minutes. |
| 7. | Chill the mixture, blend it again, and pass it through a chinois. |
| To Assemble and Serve: | |
| Plate a little bit of the matcha sablé and fettuccine. Pipe a dollop of lime fluid gel onto the plate, and plate a quenelle of sorbet. Pipe the caipirinha foam onto the plate. | |