You can't beat a decent trifle. And this delicious recipe from Paula Leavy, Chef de Partie at Locks Brasserie is absolutely fantastic.
It may seem like there's a lot of steps and ingredients but it's defintiely worth it. Why not give it a go?
SERVES 4Damson Gin
40ml Gin
3/4 Ripened Damsons
Ladyfingers
2Egg Yolks
2Egg Whites
20g Sugar
55g Flour
1 tbs of Sugar
Plum Jelly
160g Plums
40g Sugar
20ml Damson Gin
20ml Gin
1/2 Lemon
1 Leaf of Gelatine
Pear Jelly
320ml Pear juice
40ml Gin
Qs Sugar
2,5 Leaves of Gelatine
1/2 Lemon
Whipped Brulee
35g Sugar
40g Egg Yolk
200ml Cream
40g Milk
1 Vanilla Pod
1/2 Gelatine Leaf
Garnish
40g Hazlenuts
3 Concorde Pears
MethodDamson Gin
Place the damsons in a clean sterilized jar and cover with the gin
Leave for at least two months
Ladyfingers
Sabayon the yolks and sugar
Whisk in sieved flour very slowly
Whisk the whites and vinegar to soft peaks
Add the rest of the sugar and whisk until glossy
Fold the whites into the yolk mixture
Pipe onto trays and dust with sugar
Bake in the oven at 180C for 8 – 10 minutes
Allow to cool
Soak the ladyfingers in the warmed Damson Gin
Damson Jelly
Bring all the ingredients except the gelatine to a boil and simmer under tender
Blitz in the thermo and pass
Take the liquid bring to a boil and add the softened gelatine
Set in an even 2” layer above the ladyfingers
Chill to set
Pear Jelly
Bring the juice and gin to the boil
Season with lemon juice, sugar and salt
Add the softened gelatine
Set in an even 2” layer above the damson jelly
Chill to set
Whipped Brulee
Cook the brulee
Add the gelatine
Leave to set in the fridge overnight
Whisk in the kitchen aid to soft peaks
Pipe the mixture onto the pear jelly
Chill
Garnish
Slice half the pears thinly and brush with sugar syrup
Leave in the dehydrator for 24hrs
Dice the remaining pears and vacpac with a tbs of sugar syrup on 70
Toast hazelnuts in butter and roughly chop
Paula Leavy is one of the five finalists in the Euro-Toques competition for Young Chef of the Year. The final will take place on Sunday 24th November and the winner will be revealed at an exclusive event that evening.
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