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Cru Chocolate = flavor
Everyone is talking about chocolate today.
Good chocolate, that is. Deep, rich, flavorful, chocolate that
smells good and tastes good – chocolate to be savored. These are
not bland and flavorless slabs of waxy sweet stuff to chomp down
on the ride home from work, but luscious, well-crafted bars to
break into small pieces and relish. This is chocolate meant to
melt slowly in your mouth, allowing it to reveal layers of
sensuous flavor before it trickles down your gullet in a triumph
of goodness. European and American artisan chocolatiers source
cacao beans from indigenous cacao trees in central and south
America, north-east Africa and the islands of the Caribbean that
contain the best flavors.
Joining our
stellar line-up of chocolate bars this fall will be two eagerly
awaited Italian specialties…
Amedei
and
Domori
( arriving soon )
Anyone for CHOCOLATE PUDDING?
This recipe is
from Valrhona, the distinguished French chocolate producer.
Serve this family-style from a big bowl or spoon into individual
dishes. Excellent plain or gild the lily with cinnamon flavored
whipped cream and sliced bananas.
4- ounces Valrhona 61 or 66 % dark
chocolate feves
2- tablespoons Valrhona cocoa powder
4- tablespoons sugar
3- tablespoons cornstarch
pinch of salt
2- cups milk
1-teaspoon vanilla extract
Chop chocolate, place in a mixing bowl and set aside. In a small
saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in
some of the milk to form a paste, then add more milk whisking as
you go until all of the milk has been incorporated. Cook the
mixture slowly over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it
thickens and just bubbles. Remove from the heat, pour over
chopped chocolate and whisk until combined. Whisk in vanilla,
and spoon into a serving dish. Refrigerate until well chilled
(2 –3 hours).
Yuzu-Ponzu Sauce…..
a
rare Japanese citrus seasoning that is made from
soy-sauce, mirin, brown rice vinegar, yuzu, and kombu.
It is a tasty finishing sauce that can be used with
pan-seared fish, dumplings, smoked pork chops or grilled
steaks.
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