Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 3 grapefruits
• 2 1 pineapple
• 3 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 3 egg yolks
• 5 250 ml milk
• 6 35 g caster sugar
• 7 10 g Vanilla sugar
• 8 1 lime
• 9 a little fresh mint leaves (optional)
• 10 1 tablespoon Citrus crunch (optional)
• 11 30 g butter
• Total weight: 3,545 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Start to finish
1 hour 45 min.	20 min.	2 hours 5 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Prepare the lime custard (crème anglaise): proceed as for the usual recipe, but with these proportions: 3 egg yolks, 250 ml milk, and 35 g caster sugar, don't forget to add zest of 1 lime to milk before boiling.
• 2: Once the custard is made, cover and leave to cool.
• 3: Peel 3 grapefruits, you need about 6 segments per guest.
  Place the segments on a rack over a plate, sprinkle with sugar, and leave at room temperature. This is so that the grapefruit does not produce too much juice when the dessert is finally assembled.
• 4: Peel 1 pineapple, cut into quarters lengthways, then into slices approximately 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick. You should obtain 6 pieces by guest.
• 5: Just before serving, divide grapefruit segments between serving plates.
• 6: Melt 30 g butter in a frying pan, clarified if possible.
  Add the pineapple and brown while stirring frequently.
  When the pieces are golden, add 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and allow to melt and caramelize, stirring occasionally.
• 7: Put a piece of pineapple beside each grapefruit segment.
• 8: Pour the lime custard (crème anglaise) all round, scatter some citrus crunch over, and decorate with a little fresh mint leaves.
  Serve immediately.

Remarks

For complete success in this recipe there should be a contrast between the cold grapefruit and custard, and hot pineapple.
If you don't have citrus crunch, you could add a pinch of cococa powder instead, and/or flaked almonds.

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