Chocolate Mousse
From the one star french chef Patrick Asfaux
Cooking time :
Total time :
Chocolate mousse recipe for 5 to 6 people :
- 250g dark (56%) cooking chocolate
- 3 dl whipping cream
- 60g butter
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 50g icing sugar
- 24 biscuits, langue de chat
Progression
2) bring your cream to the boil with the vanilla sugar and pour it onto the chocolate. Mix well.
3) Allow to cool down a little and start adding the butter in parcels. Then, add the egg yolks.
4) Whisk the egg whites until stiff. Add the icing sugar at the end and give them a last whisk to make even firmer.
5) Add 3 table spoon of egg whites into the chocolate. Then, carefully, fold the rest of the whites into the chocolate mixture, using a spatula.
6) Put your chocolate mousse into the fridge for at least 12h to set. Take your mousse out of the fridge 1/2h before serving it. Nicely arrange your biscuits around your bowl (see picture).
If your are serving a chocolate mousse at meals between adults, there three nice accompaniments to your dessert :
- 1 glass of old Maury wine (Banyuls)
- or a glass of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh wine (or a Jurancon)
- or a glass of peppermint on the rocks
And for the kids a nice orange juice.
And stop licking your fingers... ;)