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Rhubarb compote and lychee mousse

Ingredients

Chiffon cake with raspberry

110 g Egg whites
55 g Sugar
5 g Starch
40 g Egg yolks
15 g Lukewarm water
40 g Vegetable oil
50 g Raspberry puree
3 g Lemon juice
55 g Flour
12 g Sugar

Syrup

60 g Water
15 g Sugar
15 g 100% Lychee puree
15 g Lychee liqueur

Jellied rhubarb compote

700 g Rhubarb high fruit compote
10 g Gold gelatin (200 blooms)

Jellied lychee

100 g 100% Lychee puree
10 g Lychee liqueur
4 g Lemon juice
2,5 g Gelatin

Lychee mousse

250 g 100% Lychee puree
200 g Whipped cream
30 g Lychee liqueur
8 g Gelatin
85 g Less sweet Italian meringue

Breton shortbread

82 g Semi-salted butter
27 g Icing sugar
5 g Egg yolks
75 g Flour
15 g Cornstarch

Rhubarb poached with pomegranate

200 g Water
40 g Sugar
50 g 100% Pomegranate puree
250 g Rhubarb stalks

Rhubarb poached with vanilla

200 g Water
50 g Sugar
1/2 Vanilla bean
1/6 Orange (sliced zest)
250 g Rhubarb stalks

Lychee topping

150 g Water
75 g Sugar
6 g NH pectin
10 g Lemon juice
20 g Lychee liqueur

Rhubarb high fruit compote

This rhubarb compote is made from green rhubarb grown in Europe and processed at our Andros facility in Poland. It stands out for its attractive green colour, dense texture, generous tender pieces and visible fibres that reflect the authenticity of the fruit. Its flavour profile offers a harmonious balance of acidity, astringency and sweetness, characteristic of green rhubarb. Appreciated for its natural taste and generous texture, it is ideal for inserts, verrines, pastries and plated desserts.

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Preparation steps

1. Chiffon cake with raspberry

Whip the egg whites, tighten with 1/2 the sugar, then the rest of sugar + starch. In a bowl, mix the yolks, water, oil, mash, lemon juice. Mix well with the whisk in always stirring in the same direction in order to create a emulsion. Add the flour, mix to the same way until the dough becomes slightly elastic. Add the sugar, mix until dissolution. Gently fold in the meringue. Roll out to 5mm, bake at 170 ° C for 15min. Leave to cool.

2. Syrup

Make the syrup with the water and sugar. Out of fire, add the puree and liqueur. Set aside.

3. Jellied rhubarb compote

Melt the softened gelatin, mix with the compote. Mold 40g of jellied compote in a Ø6cm circle. 20g of compote in a Ø5cm Flexipan mold. Freeze.

4. Jellied lychee

Melt the gelatin with a little mash. Mix with the alcohol (liqueur), lemon juice, then the rest of the puree.

5. Lychee mousse

Melt the gelatin with a little puree. Add the liqueur and the rest of the puree. Pour over half of the whipped cream while mixing with a whisk, then gently mix the less sweet Italian meringue. Incorporate the rest of the whipped cream.

6. Breton shortbread

Soften the butter, mix the icing sugar, egg yolk. Add the flour and cornstarch. Film and let rest in the refrigerator. Roll out to 2mm, detail Ø8cm. Bake at 150°C for 15-20 min.

7. Rhubarb poached with pomegranate

Peel the rhubarb stalks. Part, slice to 1mm thick using a Japanese mandorine. Cut the rest of the stems into 5cm sections. Make the syrup with the rest of the ingredients, bring to boiling. Pour over 2 preparations of rhubarb (separately) wrap and let cool. Set aside.

8. Rhubarb poached with vanilla

Prepare the same way as the recipe above.

9. Dried rhubarb slices

Drain the pomegranate poached rhubarb slices, cut. Store on the baking sheet, dry at 80°C. Set aside.

10. Lychee topping

In a saucepan, heat the water, add the mixture of sugar / pectin at 40°C in rain, bring to the boil. Add the lemon juice, boil again. Off the heat, add the liqueur. Cool.

A creation by

Keiko Nagae

Keiko Nagae started working in the famous Parisian pastry shop Ladurée. Then she has been pastry chef at la Table du Lancaster with Michel Troisgros. In 2002, she collaborated with Pierre Gagnaire at the opening of the Sketch restaurant in London.

Upon her return to France, she started her own company – AROME, which deals with consulting in pastry, training chefs, creating recipes and organizing the opening of pastry shops.

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