Chocolate crémeux

Recipe from the El Bulli restaurant.
Ingredients
Servings
6
Measurement units

Ingredients

  • 220 g70% couverture chocolate
  • 260 ml35% cream
  • 3 yolksof egg
  • optionala little sugar
Nutritional Information

Per serving

Calculated for 6 servings

Calories
396 kcal
Protein
5.4 g
Fat
33.4 g
Carbohydrates
19.1 g

Calculated from reviewed ingredient weights and pinned USDA FoodData Central records.

Step-by-step Guide

Preparation

  1. If using it, mix the sugar with the egg yolks.
  2. Heat the cream.
  3. Pour the hot cream over the yolks while stirring continuously with a hand whisk.
  4. Cook this mixture over low heat, at 80 °C, stirring continuously with a spatula.
  5. Pour this hot cream over the chocolate.
  6. Let the mixture rest for 2 minutes and then stir it.
  7. Blend the preparation with a hand blender.
  8. Fill the containers in which the crémeux will be served.
Recommendations & Tricks
  • If you want to freeze it, use silicone moulds.
Original recipe
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