Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 lbs. semi-sweet dark chocolate
  • 1 1/2 pts. heavy cream
  • 4 1/4 oz. sugar
  • 3 oz. butter
  • 1 oz. Grand Marnier
  • fresh mint
  • orange segments
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 egg yolks
  • 1 dash vanilla

Directions

To Make the Chocolate Terrine:
Bring one pint of heavy cream, 2 1/4 oz. sugar, and butter to a boil in a heavy sauce pot. Remove from stove and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Add chocolate and stir until fully melted. Finish with Grand Marnier.Line a small loaf pan with plastic wrap so no air lies between the wrap and the pan. Pour chocolate mixture into loaf pan and cool.To make the creme Anglaise:

Break the egg into 1 tbsp. cream. Add egg yolks, rest of cream, 2 oz. sugar, and vanilla. cook in a double boiler until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon. Cool immediately by placing in an ice bath.Put sauce on plates. Place slices of terrine on the sauce, garnish with mint and orange segments.



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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Sheldon Landwehr's Recipes
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@mail.heritage.com
Chocolate Terrine with Creme Anglaise