Mascarpone Crepes w/ Strawberries, Aged Balsamic & White Chocolate Sauce

RETARD · 30th October 2009, 11:17 PM

Poor mum was feeling a bit down in the dumps after her father died yesterday. She has a Husband and Students from Hong Kong to feed so i thought i would cook for them. Food is a great way to open up conversation in our family and make us feel relaxed and united.

So a bit of a google and off to the shops and then to cook some stuff i hadn't attempted before.

INGREDIENTS:

Crepe Mixture

3 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
70g plain flour
100ml milk
melted butter, for cooking the crepes

Mascarpone Mixture

2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons sugar
250g mascarpone
100g fresh cream

Balsamic & Strawberry Mixture

2 punnets strawberries
3 tablespoons of aged balsamic vinegar

White Chocolate Sauce

200g white chocolate, chopped
170ml fresh cream

METHOD
Whisk the eggs and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Gradually whisk in dry ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Add the milk and whisk to combine
Pre-heat a small non stick frying pan or crepe pan and brush with a little melted butter.

Add a small ladleful of crepe mixture to the frying pan. Tip the pan to ensure the mixture covers the pan. Once the edges are browned it is cooked. Turn with a spatula to cook the other side. This will take approximately 4 minutes each crepe.

Mascarpone mix:
Beat the yolks with the sugar until combined, and then fold in the mascarpone. In another bowl, whip the fresh cream. Fold into the mascarpone mixture.

Dice 1 punnet of the strawberries and marinate them in 2 tablespoons of aged balsamic.

Combine chocolate and cream in a bowl. Place bowl over a pan with boiling water on low heat and allow the chocolate to melt. Then leave aside to cool.

To serve fill a crepe with the mascarpone mix and then some of the marinated strawberries then fold into a square. Place a few tablespoons of the chocolate sauce into a pasta bowl and place a filled crepe on top. Drizzle with a teaspoon of aged balsamic and garnish with a sliced fresh strawberry.

bl4ck32 · 30th October 2009, 11:19 PM

Im sure it tastes great, but those photos leave a lot to be desired...looks like custard, cream strawberries and some brown stuff in a bowl...

RETARD · 30th October 2009, 11:21 PM

haha no shit

yes my photos are woeful

but my food tastes magnificent :P

Sunset · 31st October 2009, 1:22 PM

i actually thought it looked fantastic!

numnum! what a lovely son your mum has

CrimsonIdol8 · 4th November 2009, 2:31 PM

Wow, that looks wonderful. Very appetising.

XTRO · 4th November 2009, 7:16 PM

Looks pretty tasty to me..
nice work

nami · 5th November 2009, 11:58 PM

that looks fantastic

30th October 2009, 11:17 PM	#1
RETARD Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Adelaide.SA Posts: 288	Mascarpone Crepes w/ Strawberries, Aged Balsamic & White Chocolate Sauce Poor mum was feeling a bit down in the dumps after her father died yesterday. She has a Husband and Students from Hong Kong to feed so i thought i would cook for them. Food is a great way to open up conversation in our family and make us feel relaxed and united. So a bit of a google and off to the shops and then to cook some stuff i hadn't attempted before. INGREDIENTS: Crepe Mixture 3 eggs 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 70g plain flour 100ml milk melted butter, for cooking the crepes Mascarpone Mixture 2 egg yolks 3 tablespoons sugar 250g mascarpone 100g fresh cream Balsamic & Strawberry Mixture 2 punnets strawberries 3 tablespoons of aged balsamic vinegar White Chocolate Sauce 200g white chocolate, chopped 170ml fresh cream METHOD Whisk the eggs and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Gradually whisk in dry ingredients until thoroughly combined. Add the milk and whisk to combine Pre-heat a small non stick frying pan or crepe pan and brush with a little melted butter. Add a small ladleful of crepe mixture to the frying pan. Tip the pan to ensure the mixture covers the pan. Once the edges are browned it is cooked. Turn with a spatula to cook the other side. This will take approximately 4 minutes each crepe. Mascarpone mix: Beat the yolks with the sugar until combined, and then fold in the mascarpone. In another bowl, whip the fresh cream. Fold into the mascarpone mixture. Dice 1 punnet of the strawberries and marinate them in 2 tablespoons of aged balsamic. Combine chocolate and cream in a bowl. Place bowl over a pan with boiling water on low heat and allow the chocolate to melt. Then leave aside to cool. To serve fill a crepe with the mascarpone mix and then some of the marinated strawberries then fold into a square. Place a few tablespoons of the chocolate sauce into a pasta bowl and place a filled crepe on top. Drizzle with a teaspoon of aged balsamic and garnish with a sliced fresh strawberry. Last edited by RETARD; 31st October 2009 at 3:18 PM.

30th October 2009, 11:19 PM	#2
bl4ck32 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: adelaide Posts: 2,323	Im sure it tastes great, but those photos leave a lot to be desired...looks like custard, cream strawberries and some brown stuff in a bowl... __________________ New Rig coming Summer '10 EEEPC 900HA

4th November 2009, 2:31 PM	#5
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4th November 2009, 7:16 PM	#6
XTRO Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 484	Looks pretty tasty to me.. nice work __________________ ::::: Q9550 @ 3.4Ghz - RAMPAGE X48 - 8GIGS G.SKILL 1100 Pi - ATI 4872x2 - X-FI - BLACKICEX3 - EHEIM1250 - CATHAR G5 - DANGERDEN FILLER & T LINE :::::: Ughbox Cod4 Gamer Tag - MrX

30th October 2009, 11:21 PM	#3
RETARD Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Adelaide.SA Posts: 288	haha no shit yes my photos are woeful but my food tastes magnificent :P

31st October 2009, 1:22 PM	#4
Sunset Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 4,396	i actually thought it looked fantastic! numnum! what a lovely son your mum has

5th November 2009, 11:58 PM	#7
nami Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 105	that looks fantastic