American Harvest Workshop Introduction

2013 Participation Details

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TCHO Chocolate Fondants with Pistachio Tuiles

Chef Ryan Stringer, Ely Wine Bar, Dublin, Ireland


Serves 60-70

 

2 kg.

TCHO dark chocolate

2 kg.

unsalted butter

40

egg yolks

40

whole eggs

1 kg.

sugar

400 g.

all purpose flour

 

butter, melted

 

cocoa powder

Combine chocolate and unsalted butter in a bowl over steam or in bain-marie. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, mix the egg yolks, whole eggs and sugar until almost triple in volume. Fold in melted chocolate mixture then fold in the flour until completely incorporated. Transfer to disposable piping bags and refrigerate.

Butter and dust with cocoa powder the 2 ounce molds or baking trays, pipe in fondant mix 3/4 way to the top and bake for 9 minutes at 198°C. Yields 60/70 tasting portions or about 30 (4 oz.) dessert size portions.



Tuiles:             

50 g.

melted butter

50 g.

sugar

50 g.

all purpose flour

2

egg whites, beaten

20 g.     

pistachio paste

 

pistachios, toasted and chopped


Mix well and refrigerate. To make tuiles, thinly spread a  heaping teaspoon of the batter with a palate knife on a sheet pan to the desired shape and bake at 180°C or 2 minutes. Remover from the oven and immediately drape over a rolling pin to mold.