Chocolate Soil (crystallised chocolate soil)
Serves:
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
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Meal type: Garnish
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Author: dghchocolatier
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Ingredients
- 100g Caster Sugar
- 75g Dark Chocolate roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons of cold water
Method
Put the caster sugar, in a medium pan add pour in 2 tablespoons of cold water.and put on the stove top. Give the pan a gentle swirl don't splash sugar crystals on the side of the pan.
Turn the heat to high and leave it to do its thing dont stir! the sugar will dissolve and bubble and boil until you see The centre of the sugar is still clear, and the edges have changed to golden brown, have the chopped chocolate ready.
Remove pan from the heat and whisk in the chocolate, along with any flavouring you plan to use. make sure you whisk around the edges. Whisk until all the chocolate is coated, this doesn't take long until it starts to look like "soil"
Pour it onto a non-stick mat to cool.
When cool, store in an airtight container for up to a week, or freeze.
Cleaning tips:
Fill the pan with water, bring to the boil, put the whisk in the pan, and allow to boil for a few minutes. Empty the water out and wash as normal.