Warm Chocolate Mousse with Potato Ice Cream Recipe
The starchy potatoes help make this ice cream extra dense and thick, and the simple chocolate mousse comes together very quickly.
Ingredients
- 10 ⅔oz of double cream
- 14 ⅛oz of 33% chocolate pistoles
- 10 ⅔oz of pasteurised egg whites
- 1 ¾pints of whole milk
- 5.063fl oz of double cream
- 7.063oz of egg yolk
- 5 ⅓oz of cane sugar
- 1 ⅓lb of potatoes, cooked weight
- Maldon salt
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the cream for the mousse until hot but not boiling, and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is melted | Ingredients: 10 2/3 oz of double cream , 14 1/8 oz of 33% chocolate pistolesStep 2
Whisk in the egg whites and pour into an espuma gun | Ingredients: 10 2/3 oz of pasteurised egg whitesStep 3
Charge with cream whippersStep 4
For the ice cream, heat the milk and cream until they reach a simmer | Ingredients: 1 3/4 pints of whole milk , 5 1/16 fl oz of double creamStep 5
While waiting for the milk and cream to simmer, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until aerated and pale | Ingredients: 7 1/16 oz of egg yolk , 5 1/3 oz of cane sugarStep 6
Temper the eggs with the hot milk and cream mixture then whisk the two togetherStep 7
Add the mixture back to the pan and heat to 83°C, using a rubber spatula to stir and taking care not to let it catch on the bottomStep 8
Purée the cooked potatoes until smooth in a food processor | Ingredients: 1 1/3 lb of potatoes, cooked weightStep 9
Blend the mixture, then mix with the puréed potatoes. Season with Maldon salt, and then chill throughly | Ingredients: Maldon saltStep 10
Churn the ice cream in an ice cream machine until thick, about 20–30 minutesStep 11
Once churned, serve the ice cream in small bowls and spoon over the mousse