Irish coffee mousse
eggs
coffee
instant coffee
full cream
cocoa powder
The original recipe is by Jeroen Meus, the
well-known Belgian TV chef. I avoid
publishing imitation recipes as much as
possible, but this is one that I have tinkered
with a bit, that's why. Not that the result is
better than Jeroen's, but it is different.
For example, I use vegetable agaragar
instead of gelatine as a binder and my
bottom layer with whisky is almost liquid
and contains unflavored whisky, so the
alcohol is almost completely preserved in
the end result. The whipped cream is not
whipped completely stiff. The half whipped
cream is more like the creamy layer on a
real Irish coffee.
The first layer. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of
cassonade in half the whisky in a saucepan
over a low heat. Add 1 gram of agaragar and
cook briefly. Mix with the rest of the whisky.
Divide over the glasses and leave to set in the
fridge.
Make a ruban of 3 beaten egg yolks with 90 g
granulated sugar. Keep the egg whites.
Second layer. Make a large cup of coffee and
mix in 4 g of instant coffee. Pour about half of
the coffee into a saucepan
and bring to the boil. Add 4 grams of agaragar.
Let it boil for a minute. Take the coffee off the
heat and mix in the rest. Pour the preparation
into the ruban and beat until homogenous.
Whip the egg whites. Also beat the cream
halfway. First fold the beaten egg whites and
then the half-whipped cream into the batter.
Pour the batter into the glasses, leaving about
a finger space.
Top layer. Leave to set in the fridge. Just
before serving, top with a layer of half-whipped
cream and some cocoa powder.
cassonade sugar
25 cl Irish whiskey
agaragar
granulated sugar
Ingredient
quantities
are
only
listed
when
absolutely
necessary.
Making
the
right
choices
when
following
a
recipe,
with
your
fiery
passion
for
cooking,
that's
creative cooking
!