Recipe: Black Sesame Panna Cotta | Raspberry Yuzu Sauce | Raspberry Cream | Black Sesame & Riberry Tuile | Raspberries
Black Sesame Panna Cotta
Ingredients
- 500mls heavy cream
- 50gms caster sugar
- 10mls vanilla extract
- 100mls milk
- 7gms powdered gelatine
- 30gms black sesame paste
- 15gms black sesame powder
- few drops black food colouring
Method
Sprinkle powdered gelatine over the milk, set aside to bloom.
Place cream, sugar and vanilla extract in a saucepan over low-medium heat. Heat until the mix starts to simmer.
Remove from heat.
Stir in gelatine/milk mix. Place back on heat. Whisk slowly until dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Stir in black sesame paste. Place back on heat. Whisk until incorporated.
Is the colour a bit insipid for your dessert design? You can add in some black food colouring to achieve a stronger statement grey.
Now this may go against your natural panna cotta instincts - transfer to a glass bowl/jug and chill in fridge until the mix thickens. You don’t want to leave it too long for actual setting to take place - just until it becomes thicker but still whiskable with no set lumps. There is method to this madness - you want to remove this from the fridge and whisk through the black sesame powder at this stage. By waiting until it’s chilled and thickened the powder will be suspended throughout the mix and not separate and coagulate down the bottom of the dish.
(Of course if you want the effect of layers with all the powder on the bottom or top - skip this step and knock yourself out.)
Once the powder is distributed through and suspending well - pour the panna cotta mix into your moulds/serving dishes and chill for several hours until set.
Raspberry Yuzu Sauce
Ingredients
- 250gms fresh raspberries (frozen would also work)
- 40mls yuzu juice
- 20gms caster sugar
- 20mls maple syrup
Method
Heat the raspberries, sugar and yuzu juice over a low heat.
Mush up the raspberries to your heart’s content until it breaks down into a sauce.
Add maple syrup. Check taste to adjust.
You can strain and reserve a portion of this to flavour whipped cream.
Cool before serving.
To Plate this Dessert
Pour some sauce into the middle of a dish.
Unmould panna cotta onto sauce.
Pipe whipped cream next to panna cotta.
Add tuile and fresh raspberries.