Sharon (Harborwitch) and I got this recipe from a fellow chef on another forum - I'm including two more recipes in the same vein - so to speak - I had forgotten them till I pulled up the pots de creme recipe - nows the time to make them!! I think I'll add one to the dinner menu this week...
Chocolate-Chile Pots de Creme
You can vary the number of chiles and the amount of cayenne depending on your heat tolerance (and your sense of adventure ). When I'm making it at home, I use more heat; at the restaurant, less.
Combine 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, scant 2/3 cup whole milk, and 2-6 dried red chiles. Heat until just barely boiling, and let steep 15 minutes. Strain, add 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne, and reheat. Place 12 ounces of bittersweet or semisweet (or equal amounts of each) in a food processor, pour the hot milk mixture over, and let stand 30 seconds. Process for one minute, add two eggs, and process for another 45 seconds. Pour into 1/4-cup ramekins, and let stand six hours or overnight.
Enjoy!
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(Below are my notes on the pots de creme)
I made it yesterday for tonite's dessert and put it in demitasse cups. There will only be four of us, so the neighbors will be scoring today. But, yesterday afternoon, R & I took two of them to the winery in town where we're getting anquainted to test some wines with them. Molly, who was pouring took one and R & I shared the other and had some fun.
All the wines we tried were great with this - maybe cause of the bittersweet chocolate and the spicy of the peppers. I used a mix of Ancho and Pasillas and the full 1/4 tsp. cayenne.
Dungeness Red - a blend of Lembburger, Merlot, etc.
Dungeness White - a Reisling style
and their Cab - all of these worked with the dessert!!
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Sunny also gave us this one -
Pink Peppercorn Ice Cream
Combine 2 cups whole milk, two cups heavy cream, 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup crushed pink peppercorns; bring to a boil. Let steep one hour, strain, and return to a simmer.
In a separate bowl, whisk together seven egg yolks; temper with one cup of the pepper-milk mixture, add back to the milk, and heat -- whisking constantly -- until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cover with film directly on the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming; chill four hours, then freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
Enjoy, y'all!
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Another friend gave us this one -
Strawberry and Black Pepper Sorbet
1C Sugar
1C Water
2 tablespoons of Whole peppercorns crushed in a mortle and pestle
2lbs Strawberries washed and chopped roughly 6cups
2tbsp of Lemon Juice
Heat sugar and water in a small pan until sugar is dissolved. Place strawberries and sugar syrup into a food processor and process until smooth. Add lemon juice and crushed peppercorns. Chill
Then pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the directions
******BBQ TIP- add a shot of tequila or rum and a wedge of lime to each serving of sorbet.. makes for a YUMMY BBQ
Chocolate-Chile Pots de Creme
You can vary the number of chiles and the amount of cayenne depending on your heat tolerance (and your sense of adventure ). When I'm making it at home, I use more heat; at the restaurant, less.
Combine 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, scant 2/3 cup whole milk, and 2-6 dried red chiles. Heat until just barely boiling, and let steep 15 minutes. Strain, add 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne, and reheat. Place 12 ounces of bittersweet or semisweet (or equal amounts of each) in a food processor, pour the hot milk mixture over, and let stand 30 seconds. Process for one minute, add two eggs, and process for another 45 seconds. Pour into 1/4-cup ramekins, and let stand six hours or overnight.
Enjoy!
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(Below are my notes on the pots de creme)
I made it yesterday for tonite's dessert and put it in demitasse cups. There will only be four of us, so the neighbors will be scoring today. But, yesterday afternoon, R & I took two of them to the winery in town where we're getting anquainted to test some wines with them. Molly, who was pouring took one and R & I shared the other and had some fun.
All the wines we tried were great with this - maybe cause of the bittersweet chocolate and the spicy of the peppers. I used a mix of Ancho and Pasillas and the full 1/4 tsp. cayenne.
Dungeness Red - a blend of Lembburger, Merlot, etc.
Dungeness White - a Reisling style
and their Cab - all of these worked with the dessert!!
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Sunny also gave us this one -
Pink Peppercorn Ice Cream
Combine 2 cups whole milk, two cups heavy cream, 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup crushed pink peppercorns; bring to a boil. Let steep one hour, strain, and return to a simmer.
In a separate bowl, whisk together seven egg yolks; temper with one cup of the pepper-milk mixture, add back to the milk, and heat -- whisking constantly -- until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cover with film directly on the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming; chill four hours, then freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
Enjoy, y'all!
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Another friend gave us this one -
Strawberry and Black Pepper Sorbet
1C Sugar
1C Water
2 tablespoons of Whole peppercorns crushed in a mortle and pestle
2lbs Strawberries washed and chopped roughly 6cups
2tbsp of Lemon Juice
Heat sugar and water in a small pan until sugar is dissolved. Place strawberries and sugar syrup into a food processor and process until smooth. Add lemon juice and crushed peppercorns. Chill
Then pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the directions
******BBQ TIP- add a shot of tequila or rum and a wedge of lime to each serving of sorbet.. makes for a YUMMY BBQ
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