Chaud Froid De Pamplemousse au Romarin
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 6 tablespoons (90 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 whole egg
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup (55 g) unsalted butter, diced
- 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 4 pink or white grapefruits
- To make the curd, in a bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch.
- Whisk in the lemon juice, egg yolk, and whole egg, mixing well.
- (Reserve the egg white for later.)
- Strain through a sieve into a bowl.
- Stir in the lemon zest and butter.
- Pour the mixture into a thick-bottomed saucepan and place over medium heat.
- Heat, stirring constantly, including into the corners of the potuntil the mixture reaches 185F (84C).
- You will notice it starting to bubble along the sides of the pan.
- When you see the bubbles, immediately transfer it to a bowl and refrigerate it.
- Rinse the saucepan so you can use it for the syrup.
- Add the sugar and water, stir once, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Remove from the heat, add the rosemary, and allow to infuse for 5 minutes.
- Strain the syrup through a sieve and set aside.
- Peel the grapefruits, keeping the segments whole and tidy (Google for a video, but you already know this).
- Drain off the excess juice and drink it with gin and a dash of the rosemary syrup.
- In a small bowl, whisk the reserved egg white until stiff peaks form.
- Set aside.
- Get out your blowtorch, or preheat your broiler.
- Set out 4 broilerproof plates or individual gratin dishes.
- Put a grapefruits worth of segments on each plate, arranging them side by side.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the rosemary syrup over each portion of grapefruit segments.
- Gently fold the egg white into the curd, then spoon the curd evenly over the grapefruit portions.
- Run the torch over the curd topping until nice and caramelized, or put the plates or dishes on a rimmed baking sheet and slip under the broiler for a minute or two.
- Remember the top should be hot but not the bottom.
- Thats chaud froid!
- Serve right away.
sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, egg, egg, lemon, unsalted butter, sugar, water, rosemary, white grapefruits
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chaud-froid-de-pamplemousse-au-romarin-388963 (may not work)