Forest fruits with tonka bean panna cotta
The entry from Jac-Benny Cok for the Silikomart competition by HANOS.Ingredients
4units.itemsGelatin sheets
2units.itemsVanilla pods
600mlWhipped cream
3units.itemstonka beans
1units.itemsSilicone mold donuts
1kgforest fruits
60gfine table sugar
0.5units.itemslemon juice
150gButter
450gDark chocolate (66–70%)
1units.itemsSilicone mold spheres
500gmilk ice cream
forest fruit coulis
Preparation
- Soak the gelatin leaves in a bowl of cold water.
- Cut the vanilla pods in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
- In a pan over low heat, heat the cream with the vanilla seeds, tonka beans, vanilla pods, and sugar (and the Agar Agar if using).
- Mix well. Place the pan on the heat as soon as the mixture comes to a boil.
- Gently squeeze out the gelatin leaves. Stir them into the warm cream until completely dissolved.
- Remove the vanilla pods and tonka beans.
- Divide the cream among the Silikomart donut molds and let cool to room temperature.
- Then place the panna cottas in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours.
- Make the coulis a day in advance.
- Wash 500 grams of forest fruits and cut them into small pieces.
- Put the fruit pieces in a food processor and add 100 grams of fine table sugar and the juice of ¬Ω lemon.
- Blend for at least 1 minute on high speed (blending the seeds releases the natural pectin, which gives the coulis a nice, slightly thicker texture).
- Pass the coulis through a fine sieve to remove the seeds. Press the coulis through the sieve with a spatula.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
- You can mix the rest of the forest fruits with part of the coulis, and use the other part of the coulis for dots on the plate.
- Melt the butter, but not too hot.
- Mix in the chocolate and let it cool slightly, but it should still be liquid.
- Pour the mixture into the Silikomart mold (5 balls), insert a stick, and let it set in the fridge.
- For both the lolly and the panna cotta, it is advisable to take them out of the fridge/freezer about half an hour in advance and place them on the plate. This allows them to come to room temperature.
- Make dots on the plate with the remaining coulis.
- Serve with a scoop of milk ice cream and fresh fruit.
