Chef Rene's Key Lime Stack
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 ounces sugar
- 1 sheet gelatin, softened in cold water
- 2 ounces coconut milk (recommended: Coco Lopez)
- 1 fresh Key lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon grenadine
- 4 sheets rice leaves*
- Vegetable oil
- Powdered sugar
- Raspberry Coulis, recipe follows
- Lime twists, for garnish
- * Rice leaves are usually 6 to 8-inch squares and can be found at specialty Asian markets.
- Whip cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in softened gelatin, coconut milk, lime juice, and grenadine.
- Cool in refrigerator for 3 hours.
- Cut each rice leaf sheet into 3 pieces.
- In a large heavy-bottomed skillet, pour enough oil so that the rice leaves will float.
- Heat over medium-high heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F. Deep-fry rice leaves until crisp (about 1 minute.)
- Drain on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar while still warm.
- Start with 1 scoop of mousse in center of cold plate.
- Top with 1 fried rice leaf.
- Add another scoop of mousse and top with another rice leaf.
- Top with a third scoop of mousse and final rice leaf.
- Drizzle raspberry coulis over and around the stack.
- Garnish with a lime twist.
- 2 pints raspberries
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- Mix ingredients in blender and then press through fine sieve.
- Let cool in refrigerator.
heavy cream, sugar, gelatin, coconut milk, lime, grenadine, rice, vegetable oil, powdered sugar, raspberry coulis
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chef-renes-key-lime-stack-recipe.html (may not work)