White Chocolate And Strawberry Terrine With Dark Chocolate Sauce

Serves: 4

Santos Walker

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

57

Sweetness

49

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

4 large

Egg (white)

1 tbsp

Grand Marnier

3 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

Directions:

1

Line bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan (with 7-to 8-cup capacity) with aluminum foil, extending foil over shorter ends

2

Puree strawberries in processor

3

Transfer 1 1/4 cups puree to small bowl; reserve remaining puree for another use

4

Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted

5

Remove pan from over water

6

Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan

7

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves

8

Increase heat; boil until candy thermometer registers 250°F, tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer and occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush, about 4 minutes

9

Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks form

10

Gradually add boiling syrup to whites, beating until firm peaks form and meringue is cool, about 5 minutes

11

Fold white chocolate into meringue

12

Beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until medium-firm peaks form; fold into white chocolate mixture

13

Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl

14

Fold 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree and Grand Marnier into 4 cups mousse

15

Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan

16

Chill remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining strawberry mousse

17

Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes

18

Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer

19

Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes

20

Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer

21

Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight

22

(Can be prepared 4 days ahead

23

Keep frozen

24

) Uncover terrine

25

Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine

26

Invert onto platter

27

Lift off pan and peel off foil

28

Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce

29

Line bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan (with 7-to 8-cup capacity) with aluminum foil, extending foil over shorter ends

30

Puree strawberries in processor

31

Transfer 1 1/4 cups puree to small bowl; reserve remaining puree for another use

32

Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted

33

Remove pan from over water

34

Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan

35

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves

36

Increase heat; boil until candy thermometer registers 250°F, tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer and occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush, about 4 minutes

37

Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks form

38

Gradually add boiling syrup to whites, beating until firm peaks form and meringue is cool, about 5 minutes

39

Fold white chocolate into meringue

40

Beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until medium-firm peaks form; fold into white chocolate mixture

41

Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl

42

Fold 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree and Grand Marnier into 4 cups mousse

43

Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan

44

Chill remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining strawberry mousse

45

Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes

46

Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer

47

Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes

48

Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer

49

Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight

50

(Can be prepared 4 days ahead

51

Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine

52

Invert onto platter

53

Lift off pan and peel off foil

54

Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce

55

To make chocolate sauce: Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, butter and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan

56

Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts

57

Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer

58

Remove from heat

59

Mix in vanilla

60

Cool sauce

61

Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, butter and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan

62

Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts

63

Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer

64

Remove from heat

65

Mix in vanilla

66

Cool sauce

67

) Uncover terrine

68

Keep frozen