Probably a watershed event last night. I got home, put my backpack (with my computer) in the office, and I never took it out until I got back to work this morning.
Anyway, on to the important stuff. Here is the mousse recipe that I have been making for the office folk for the past two days:
7 oz Semi-sweet chocolate
1 tbs Espresso powder (optional)
1 cup Heavy cream
3 eggs separated yolks from whites
1. Grind the chocolate in a food processor until it's in granule form. Add the espresso powder.2. On medium heat bring the heavy cream just to the point before it boils.
3. Pour the heavy cream into the food processor and blend until smooth.
4. Add in the egg yolks and blend again until integrated.
5. Let the chocolate mixture sit until cooled.
6. Whip the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
7. Fold in one quarter of the egg white to the chocolate mixture. Then fold in the rest.
8. Pour into whatever serving cups you want and then refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
Tastes great. Well, actually I haven't tasted any of it. But people tell me it tastes great. Just make sure you get the eggs yolks into the chocolate mixture while it is still hot. Otherwise you might give folks a nasty case of food poisoning.
There is something Freudian about the fact that I am serving my coworkers one of the only recipes I know that has a direct risk of food poisoning which is only matched by the likes of Steak Tartar. Note the caveat on this recipe; but do not leave unrefrigerated for more than a total of 2 hours. Yeah. Guess what, you are eating raw freaking beef! This is the European equivalent of Fugu. The beef part just adds the potential for BSE. A spicy new twist!
I'd give you the mousse recipe in Meal-master, Mastercook, and RecipeML format, but you know what? You aren't going to use that anyway and I'm really tired. I got into the office at 7AM and already the fronts of my eyes are itching. What I really want is a couch in my office. Or maybe just a futon that I can slip underneath the desk.
Posted by jherr at February 12, 2004 08:03 AMI sort of understand why you'd feed your fellow co-workers and not yourself this, but what shall I take from the fact you feed me some of this moose???
It was tasty but...
The chance of food poisoning is miniscule, especially when the recipe is done right, as it was. I bring it up only because it is entertaining.
Posted by: Jack Herrington at February 12, 2004 08:41 AMAnd yet you had none yourself. You bring that up as well :) that gives us guinea pigs pause.
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