White Chocolate And Strawberry Terrine With Dark Chocolate S Recipes

CHOCOLATE TERRINE WITH CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 320F (160C). Butter the sides and bottom of aprox. 8 x 4 inches ( 1 liter capacity) loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a medium bowl, over bain-marie, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove the pan from heat but keep the bowl over the water. Stir in the sugar and then remove the bowl from the pan.
• Incorporate cream and mix to combine and add salt.
• Then add eggs one at a time into the mixture and whisk until well combined.
• Pour the mixture into prepared pan and place the pan into a larger pan.
• Pour hot water until about halfway up the sides of the pan.
• Bake the terrine for 30 minutes.
• Carefully remove the pan from the water bath and let cool to room temperature.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
• When serving it is best to let it sit to room temperature for about 20 minutes and cut into slices using a hot knife.
• Prepare chocolate covered strawberries.
• Melt 4 oz (120g) semisweet chocolate over bain-marie. Remove from heat and add 1.5 oz (40g) chopped semisweet chocolate for tempering. Stir until melted.
• Dip strawberries in chocolate and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Optional you can melt milk chocolate and drizzle on top.
• Let the strawberries set to room temperature.
• Before serving decorate the terrine with chocolate covered strawberries and enjoy!

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND STRAWBERRY TERRINE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Line bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan (with 7-to 8-cup capacity) with aluminum foil, extending foil over shorter ends. Puree strawberries in processor. Transfer 1 1/4 cups puree to small bowl; reserve remaining puree for another use. Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted. Remove pan from over water.
• Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. 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.
• Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add boiling syrup to whites, beating until firm peaks form and meringue is cool, about 5 minutes. Fold white chocolate into meringue.
• Beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until medium-firm peaks form; fold into white chocolate mixture. Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl. Fold 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree and Grand Marnier into 4 cups mousse.
• Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan. Chill remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining strawberry mousse. Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes.
• Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer. Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes.
• Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer. Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Uncover terrine. Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine. Invert onto platter. Lift off pan and peel off foil. Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce.
• To make chocolate sauce:
• Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, butter and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan. Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla. Cool sauce.