Kumquat Tarte Verso With Orange Chiboust
by Clover Ng
@ 13 Jan 2014
Ingredients
Orange Chiboust
175g egg yolks
60g sugar, divided
20g cornstarch
250ml orange juice
8g gelatine sheets, bloomed
225g egg whites, whipped with 130g sugar
135g cream (35%), whipped
2g lime zest
Dulcey Chocolate Ganache
200g cream (35%)
20g inverted sugar
380g dulcey blonde chocolate (32%)
Kumquat Tarte Verso
200g (each) unsalted butter and brown sugar
60g gula Melaka (palm sugar)
400g pastry flour
6g baking powder
3 kumquats, zested
2g salt
50g whole eggs, lightly beaten
15ml milk
Kumquat compote, for filling and garnishing
Candied kumquat, milk foam, for decorating
Kumquat salt, for sprinkling
Method
• For the orange chiboust: Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Set aside. Heat the orange juice in a saucepan over a medium heat to a boil. Add in the whisked egg yolk mixture and bloomed gelatine and stir until gelatine has dissolved. Fold in the whipped egg, whipped cream and lime zest.
• For the dulcey chocolate ganache: Heat the cream and inverted sugar in a saucepan over a low heat to a boil. Gradually pour the mixture over the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
• For kumquat tarte verso: Mix the unsalted butter, brown sugar and gula Melaka in a mixing bowl. Add in the pastry flour, baking powder, kumquat zest and salt, mix well. Gradually add in the beaten whole eggs and milk and knead to a smooth dough. Cover, and proof the dough in the refrigerator. Roll out the proofed dough into a 2-mm thickness sheet and cut into discs. Place the dough discs into tart moulds and bake in a preheated oven at 160°C until golden browned. Coat the inside of the tarts with the dark chocolate spray and add in the dulcey chocolate ganache to three-quarter full. Fill with kumquat compote, and top with remaining ganache. Keep chilled in the refrigerator.
• Invert the kumquats tarte verso onto each serving plate, and coat with dark chocolate spray. Garnish with candied kumquat, milk foam, and sprinkle with kumquat salt. Serves 10
