Strawberry Vacherins

Name: Strawberry Vacherins
Ingredients: Thyme; Redcurrants; 400 g strawberries; a little sugar for caramelizing; Whipped cream for coating; 250 g sugar; 5 egg whites; 60 ml water; 150 ml water; 300 g strawberries; Juice of 1 lemon; 150 g sugar; 1 tsp dried thyme; 125 ml milk; 100 g sugar; 6 egg yolks; Sponge crumbs; 350 ml cream

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

The traditional meringue and cream dessert is here given a new twist. Individual meringue nests, filled with strawberry sorbet and topped with fresh berries and redcurrants and a further spoonful of sorbet, are set afloat on baked crème brûlée custard, flavoured with thyme.

Ingredients

For the Italian Meringue

250 g sugar
60 ml water
5

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare an Italian Meringue with the sugar; water and egg whites. Transfer to a piping bag and pipe small discs on to circles marked on baking parchment with a small plain nozzle. Pipe one or two layers to form a rim around the edge and smooth the outside with a palette knife. Cook for about 1 hour at 100°C.