The black pearl
A jewel of incalculable flavour. Christian Escribà is a master of trompe l'oeil. His in-depth knowledge of chocolate allows him to create real jewels of chocolate-making like this one. A delicate pearl with a Catania heart over a base of chocolate cream, sponge cake, cocoa crumble and mousse made with Selección Maragda 70% dark chocolate. As exquisite as it is elegant.
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Medium
oyster shell
Ingredients: oyster shell
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0.1 ozfat-soluble white color
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7.7 grwater-soluble violet food colouring
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3.1 grfat soluble black colouring
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0.4 ozhazelnuts rolled in white chocolate (Catanias)
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1.5 grSilver colour
Preparation: oyster shell
Make irregular stains on the mould using a paint brush and 25 g of warm white chocolate plus the violet colouring. Coat the mould with the rest of the warm white chocolate and the white colouring. Once out of the mould, use a paint brush to paint the pieces lightly with the powdered black colouring.
the pearls
Place the Catanias and the pearled silver colouring in a small jar or recipient. Shake vigorously for a few seconds.
70% cream
Ingredients: 70% cream
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4.4 ozcream
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4.4 ozmilk
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1.8 ozegg yolks
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0.9 ozsugar
Preparation: 70% cream
Make a crème anglaise at 82ºC. Strain and scald the 70% chocolate. Emulsify and set aside in the refrigerator. Place in a piping bag and keep in the refrigerator until it's time to assemble the dessert.
70% sponge cake
Ingredients: 70% sponge cake
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1.1 ozbutter
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0.9 ozegg yolks
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4.4 ozegg whites
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1.6 ozsugar
Preparation: 70% sponge cake
Melt the chocolate and the butter. Add the egg yolks. Whisk the egg whites with the sugar to obtain a meringue. Add the powdered cocoa making folding movements. Mix the meringue into the melted chocolate. Bake in the oven at 200ºC for about 5 minutes.
cocoa crumble
Ingredients: cocoa crumble
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1.8 ozbutter
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1.8 ozalmond flour
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1.8 ozbrown sugar
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1.8 ozstrong flour
Preparation: cocoa crumble
Mix all the ingredients using the food processor paddles. Make a cylinder with the mixture and wrap in cling film. Freeze. Grate onto a Silpat silicon mat and bake at 150ºC. Leave to cool and seal with 70% chocolate.
70% mousse
Ingredients: 70% mousse
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4.4 ozmilk
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8.8 ozcream
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15.4 grgelatin
Preparation: 70% mousse
Boil the milk and scald the 70% chocolate. Add the previously soaked gelatin. When the mixture reaches 35ºC, add the semi-whipped cream.
70% coating
Ingredients: 70% coating
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4.1 ozcream
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10.6 ozneutral coating
Preparation: 70% coating
Heat the cream and the neutral coating to 70ºC. Dissolve the chocolate in the microwave and scald. Apply at 35ºC
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