White Chocolate and Strawberry Terrine with Dark Chocolate Sauce
- 2 3/4 cups frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed, drained
- 8 ounces good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 4 large eggs white
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Line bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan (with 7-to 8-cup capacity) with aluminum foil, extending foil over shorter ends.
- Puree strawberries in processor.
- Transfer 1 1/4 cups puree to small bowl; reserve remaining puree for another use.
- Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted.
- Remove pan from over water.
- Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan.
- Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
- Increase heat; boil until candy thermometer registers 250F, tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer and occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush, about 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add boiling syrup to whites, beating until firm peaks form and meringue is cool, about 5 minutes.
- Fold white chocolate into meringue.
- Beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until medium-firm peaks form; fold into white chocolate mixture.
- Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl.
- Fold 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree and Grand Marnier into 4 cups mousse.
- Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan.
- Chill remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining strawberry mousse.
- Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes.
- Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer.
- Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes.
- Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer.
- Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight.
- (Can be prepared 4 days ahead.
- Keep frozen.)
- Uncover terrine.
- Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine.
- Invert onto platter.
- Lift off pan and peel off foil.
- Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce.
- Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, butter and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan.
- Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
- Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in vanilla.
- Cool sauce.
white chocolate, sugar, water, light corn syrup, eggs, cream of tartar, chilled whipping cream, vanilla, grand marnier, sugar, cocoa, unsalted butter, espresso powder, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/white-chocolate-and-strawberry-terrine-with-dark-chocolate-sauce-1287 (may not work)