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Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard

Name: Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 grapefruits; 1 Pineapples; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 egg yolks; 250 ml milk; 35 g caster sugar; 10 g vanilla sugar; 1 lime; a little fresh mint leaves; 1 tablespoon citrus crunch; 30 g butter

Cold grapefruit quarters with slices of hot caramelized pineapple, lime custard (crème anglaise) and citrus crunch.

271 K 4.5/5 (21 reviews)

2 hours 5 min. difficulté

Easy

4.80 €

4 people

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 20^th 2010

For 4 people, you will need:

1 3 grapefruits
2 1 Pineapples
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 for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 45 min.

Resting: 20 min.

All in all: 2 hours 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 50 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 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.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 2

Once the custard is made, cover and leave to cool.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 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.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 4

Peel 1 Pineapples, cut into quarters lengthways, then into slices approximately 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick. You should obtain 6 pieces by guest.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 5

Just before serving, divide grapefruit segments between serving plates.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 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.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 7

Put a piece of pineapple beside each grapefruit segment.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard : Stage 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.

Keeping: To eat right now.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	30 RDI=10 %	480 RDI=50 %	60 RDI=9 %	2,400 RDI=120 %	10,060 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g	0	10 RDI=1 %	1 RDI=0 %	70 RDI=3 %	280 RDI: 3 %
Per person	7 RDI=3 %	120 RDI=10 %	10 RDI=2 %	600 RDI=30 %	2,520 RDI: 30 %