Christine Manfield

Basil Panna Cotta

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Dessert Divas
Dessert Divas

By Christine Manfield

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 150 g basil leaves (from approximately 2 bunches)
  • minced zest of 1 ora

Method

  1. Blanch the basil leaves in a saucepan of boiling water for 10 seconds, then drain and refresh in iced water. Drain again, squeeze dry and set aside.
  2. Rub the orange zest into the caster sugar in a small bowl.
  3. Heat the cream, milk and caster sugar mixture in a small heavy-based saucepan over medium heat to simmering point, stirring to dissolve the sugar. A