Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Zabaione Felice

Michelle's delicious zabaione, inspired by Rome's Felice Trattoria and according to Gambero Rosso voted 6th best tiramisu in Italy! But it's not a tiramisu. It's really important to do it with Italian eggs that have the same yolk color as the Blogger logo.

Zabaione
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp fine caster sugar
vanilla extract
1/3 cup double cream
langues du chats - crumbled
top quality espresso

chocolate sauce
85% dark chocolate - 1/2 bar broken
double cream

  1. whisk egg yolks, sugar and vanilla extract over simmering water until double in size, up to 15 minutes (don't stop and don't let it boil)
  2. remove from heat and continue to whisk in a bowl of ice water or sink filled with a bit of cold water, until it cools off
  3. whisk double cream to soft peaks
  4. fold into zabaione
  5. to assemble, in a wine or martini glass, break up 1/2-1 langue du chat and pour in some espresso that has cooled to room temperature (do not soak or biscuits will disintegrate); fill each glass with zabaione mixture and cover with cling film
  6. place in fridge to set at least an hour
  7. for chocolate sauce, melt chocolate pieces and double cream (not much) in a double boiler until it becomes a sauce; set aside until cools to room temperature
  8. right before serving, drizzle a bit of chocolate sauce on top of each and serve



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