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

) Uncover terrine

2

Keep frozen

3

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

4

Puree strawberries in processor

5

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

6

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

7

Remove pan from over water

8

Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan

9

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

Fold white chocolate into meringue

14

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

15

Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl

16

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

17

Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan

18

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

19

Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes

20

Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer

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Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes

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Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer

23

Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight

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(Can be prepared 4 days ahead

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Keep frozen

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) Uncover terrine

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Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine

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Invert onto platter

29

Lift off pan and peel off foil

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Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce

31

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

32

Puree strawberries in processor

33

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

34

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

35

Remove pan from over water

36

Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan

37

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

Fold white chocolate into meringue

42

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

43

Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl

44

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

45

Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan

46

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

47

Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes

48

Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer

49

Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes

50

Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer

51

Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight

52

(Can be prepared 4 days ahead

53

Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine

54

Invert onto platter

55

Lift off pan and peel off foil

56

Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce

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

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Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts

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

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Remove from heat

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Mix in vanilla

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Cool sauce

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

64

Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts

65

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

66

Remove from heat

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Mix in vanilla

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Cool sauce