January 10: Bittersweet Chocolate Day

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Title: Chocolate Orange Creme Brulee
Categories: Desserts, Chocolate, Booze, Citrus
Yield: 8 Servings

4 oz Bittersweet chocolate;
- chopped
1 3/4 c Heavy cream
6 lg Egg yolks
1 Whole large egg
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 3/4 c Milk
2 tb Grand Marnier
1 ts Orange zest
1/4 c Packed light brown sugar
- sugar

Set oven @ 325ºF/160ºC.

Put chocolate in a small metal bowl. In a heavy saucepan
heat 1/2 cup cream over moderately high heat until it just
comes to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let chocolate
stand until softened and whisk mixture until smooth.

In a bowl whisk together yolks, whole egg, and granulated
sugar and whisk in chocolate mixture. In pan heat
remaining 1 1/4 cups cream and milk until mixture just
comes to a boil.Add milk mixture to egg mixture in a
stream, whisking, and whisk in Grand Marnier.

Divide custard among eight 1/2-cup flameproof ramekins
(measuring 3 1/4 inches in diameter across the top) set in
a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach
halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake custards in middle of
oven until they are just set.

Set broiler rack so that custards will be 2 to 3 inches
from heat and preheat broiler. Sift brown sugar evenly
over custards and broil custards until sugar is melted and
caramelized, about 2 minutes. (Alternatively, raw sugar
may be sprinkled over custards and caramelized with a
blowtorch.) Chill custards 20 minutes.

Gourmet | October 1995

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