Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine


Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Vanilla-lime, confectioner's custard and blackcurrant coulis, topped with a layer of whipped cream (chantilly) and dusted with a little matcha green tea powder. Light and flavoursome.
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Last modified on: September 12th 2010

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47 min.22 min.1 hour 9 min.
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Stage 1 - 10 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Prepare a confectioner's custard: pour 250 ml milk into a pan, add the ½ vanilla pod and bring to the boil.

As soon as the milk boils, add the zest of 1 lime. Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse 10 minutes.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Prepare the custard by mixing together 50 g caster sugar and 3 egg yolks, then add 20 g cornflour and mix thoroughly.

Pour the hot milk onto this mixture and stir constantly until thoroughly mixed. Then pour it back into the pan through a sieve to remove the vanilla and lime zest.

Stage 3 - 7 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Cook as for a normal confectioner's custard, then stand the pan to cool in cold water, stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming.

When the custard is still warm, add the juice of 1 lime and 4 drops food colouring (green), and beat vigourously.

Leave to cool completely, still with the pan in cold water.

Stage 4 - 10 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Meanwhile, prepare or thaw 300 ml Blackcurrant coulis, which should be completely smooth in texture.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Mix 20 g caster sugar with 2 g agar-agar. This is to help the agar-agar blend more easily with the syrup.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Bring 200 ml Sugar syrup to a simmer and tip in the mixture of sugar and agar-agar while beating vigourously to mix.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Then pour the hot syrup into the blackcurrant coulis and mix well.

You can use a hand-mixer briefly for this if you wish, to ensure thorough mixing.

Stage 8 - 7 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Begin assembling the verrines by putting a layer of cold (or barely warm) confectioner's custard in bottom of each glass. Use a forcing bag if possible, as this makes the job much easier.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Pour a layer of blackcurrant coulis on top while this is still warm and sufficiently runny.

Stage 10 - 7 min.
Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine
Finish with a layer of whipped cream (chantilly), which you can dust with a little matcha green tea powder.
Remarks
If you wish to prepare the dessert in advance, this is not a problem for the 2 layers of lime and blackcurrant, but it's wise to prepare the whipped cream at the last minute; it's always better.
And to drink?
A slightly sweet wine, such as a white Côtes de Gascogne, like "Gros Manseng" from the Cassagnoles estate.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source
Home-made, but dedicated to Pol, who has not been able to taste this yet, but he will...
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,220 Kcal or 5,108 Kj25 gr206 gr32 gr
61 %10 %19 %5 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
120 Kcal or 502 Kj3 gr20 gr3 gr
6 %1 %2 %<1 %
Per glass
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
203 Kcal or 850 Kj4 gr34 gr5 gr
10 %2 %3 %1 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 glasses : 4.02 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Blackcurrant coulisBlackcurrant coulis: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant jelly, Pannacotta and blackcurrant crumble, Lemon creams, Crunchy blackcurrant and mascarpone cream verrine, Blackcurrant sorbet for Edith, ... All
MilkMilk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ciabatta, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Pancake batter, Invisible apple cake, ... All
Sugar syrupSugar syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio tiramisu, Framboisier, Strawberry sorbet, Pear sorbet, 4 pears salad with vanilla, ... All
Caster sugarCaster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Little caramelized peach tarts, Apricot jam with vanilla, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", ... All
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