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Friday, August 26, 2011

My Mother's Famous 2-Ingredient INCREDIBLE Chocolate Mousse!!!!


Yes, you heard it right.  2  ingredients, authentic, delicious, and rich in flavor, you're going to consider yourself a true 'Cuisinista'.  I have been begging her for this recipe for EVER and a day, and I can't believe she loves me enough to share the recipe with the rest of you guys to share.  This recipe is TRADEMARKED, made by herself, there's many imitators, but none come as close to the real deal.  Now without further ado, THE RECIPE!!!  (Note:  In order to execute this recipe, you have to get the PRECISE ingredients correct.  Also, you have to be QUICK.  No in'between breaks, and the faster you get the recipe done, the better it will turn out to be!)

Ingredients:
200 grams (or one full bar) of BAKER'S chocolate, as close to 55% Cacao as you can.  Anything much more will be too bitter.

6 Eggs.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Separate yolks and whites in two different large glass bowls.   For the egg whites, beat with a electric beater, with a pinch of salt, until the whites are stiff and firm.  Must make a nice peak at the tip of the beaters when removed.

2.   In a small pan over low heat, melt the chocolate, do not COOK, just melt while stirring constantly.   DO NOT COOK.  Important.  Once smooth and melted, remove from heat.

3.  Directly stir the melted chocolate into the OTHER bowl with the 6 egg yolks VERY QUICKLY, otherwise the egg yolks will cook into the heated chocolate.   Stir until uniformed and very well incorporated.

4.  Stir in 1/4th of the stiff egg whites into the chocolate yolk mixture very quickly as well, just as you stirred the egg yolks and chocolate mixture.  PUT SOME ELBOW GREASE INTO IT :)   Stir until completely incorporated.

5.  Once it is mixed in, FOLD in the remaining 3/4ths of the egg whites with the chocolate mixture.  Do only fold, mixing it too much will make it liquidy and not so moussey, and folding too little will make it not uniform and awkward.   Fold until moussey and uniform in color.

6.  NOW You're Finished, and you are officially the Mousse Queen/King!  Put in fridge for a MINIMUM of 3 hours.  This makes a LOT of mousse, it makes about 8 to 10 portions.  Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to thank my mother, and if you have photos of the finished product, please feel free to share!
It goes very well with an after-dinner coffee or espresso as well :)



(Thanks again to my wonderful mother, I have been in love with this mousse for awhile now, and can't get enough.  Can't wait to pass this recipe down to my great grandchildren!)

1 comment:

  1. serves more like 5-6 if chocolate lovers, but no need to make big portions...

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