Strawberry, pistachio and white chocolate - Lee Westcott

Lee Westcott riffs on bass notes of strawberry, white chocolate and pistachio to create a technically outstanding dish. The pistachio sponge in this strawberry with pistachio recipe is a particular highlight, using a siphon gun and a microwave to produce pillowy sponges that are ready in a matter of minutes

Ingredients

Sorbet

• 166g of strawberry purée
• 150g of water
• 25g of trimoline
• 40g of sugar
• 1g of gellan gum

Tuile

• 35g of butter
• 30g of sugar
• 7g of flour
• 42g of strawberry purée

White chocolate mousse

• 60g of white chocolate
• 1/2 gelatine leaf
• 17g of cream
• 7g of icing sugar
• 85g of cream, semi-whipped

White chocolate cannelloni

• 22g of wild strawberry purée
• 12g of stock syrup, 1:1
• 49g of water
• 2g of Elastic (SOSA)

Pistachio sponge

• 20g of pistachio nuts , crushed
• 35g of egg white
• 15g of egg yolk
• 15g of sugar
• 8g of flour

Pistachios

• 5g of pistachio nuts , blanched
• 10g of sugar

To garnish

• 4 strawberries , fresh

White chocolate powder

• 25g of white chocolate , melted
• 15g of maltosec

Method

1.

For the sorbet, combine the strawberry purée with the water, Trimoline, sugar and gellan gum in a pan

2.

Heat the mixture to 80°C/176°F, then strain into a bowl. Once cool, place in Pacojet containers and freeze. Process in the Pacojet for 30 minutes before plating

3.

Preheat the oven to 122°C/252°F/gas mark 1/2

4.

For the strawberry tuile, cream the butter and sugar. Fold in the flour, then add the strawberry purée until a smooth paste forms. Spread evenly onto a sil-pad mat and bake for 15 minutes until cooked. Once cool, break into shards

5.

For the white chocolate mousse, melt the white chocolate in a bain marie, then leave to cool slightly. Dissolve the gelatine by warming the cream slightly and stirring in the gelatine to dissolve. Combine with the icing sugar and add the cooled chocolate to the cream. Strain into a bowl set over ice, and once the mix has semi-set, fold in the semi-whipped cream

6.

To prepare the white chocolate cannelloni, combine the wild strawberry purée, stock syrup, water and elastic (SOSA) together in a pan. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally

7.

Once the mixture is boiling, pour it onto a warm, cling film-lined flat black tray and allow to cool completely. As it cools, the sosa (elastic) will allow the mixture to form into a jelly. Once cool, cut the jelly sheet into 10cm x 7cm rectangles

8.

Pipe the white chocolate mousse down the length of one side of the jelly sheet and roll the sheet over, forming cannelloni-like tubes. Store in parchment to keep dry and maintain the shape

9.

For the white chocolate powder, melt the white chocolate using a bain marie. Once melted, slowly add the maltosec, whisking continuously until a fine powder forms. Use your hands to break up into a finer powder and push this through a tamis sieve to remove any lumps. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve

10.

To prepare the sponge, add the pistachios, egg whites, egg yolks, sugar and flour to a bowl and mix until smooth and combined. Transfer to a pan and heat the batter slowly, mixing continuously and taking care not to overheat and cook the eggs. Place into a large siphon gun and charge with 3 gas canisters. Pipe the batter into a 1kg purée container and cook in the microwave for 90 seconds on full power. Allow to cool, then freeze

11.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/356°F/gas mark 4

12.

Toast the blanched pistachios in the oven until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes

13.

Place the sugar in a pan and cook until a golden caramel forms. Remove from the heat, add the toasted pistachios and stir well. Quickly spread the pistachios evenly onto baking paper and allow to set

14.

Unroll the cannelloni from the parchment paper and trim the ends with a hot knife. Place the cannelloni in the centre of each plate and surround with large broken chunks of the pistachio sponge. Arrange the pistachios alongside and using a spoon, sprinkle the powder all over

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Source: http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/strawberry-pistachio-recipe