Le chocolat poiver 2

8 servings

Ingredients

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Directions

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Make the chocolate mousse:

Place the chocolate in a food processor fitted with the metal chopping

blade. Process for 20 to 30 seconds, until finely ground.

In a small saucepan, combine the milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium

heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the sugar dissolves and the

milk comes to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat.

With the motor of the food processor running, pour the hot milk through

the feed tube. Process for 10 to 20 seconds until the chocolate is completely melted. Using a spatula, scrape down the side of the work

bowl. Add the oil, port, and vanilla; process for 5 to 10 seconds, until

the mixture is creamy. Scrape the chocolate mixture into a large bowl

and cool for about 5 minutes, until tepid.

In a 4½-quart bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer using the wire whip

attachment, whip the cream until soft mounds barely start to form and

the cream is still pourable. Do not overwhip the cream.

Using a rubber spatula, gently fold one third of the whipped cream into

the tepid chocolate mixture to lighten it. Fold in the remaining whipped

cream. Do not overfold the mousse or the texture will be grainy.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Make the port aspic:

Measure ¼ cup of water into a medium-sized heatproof ramekin.

Sprinkle

the gelatin over the water and let the mixture soften for five minutes.

In a medium saucepan, set over medium heat, bring the port, 1 cup of the

water and the sugar to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat.

Immediately scrape the gelatin mixture into the hot port/sugar mixture

and stir to combine. Stir occasionally while the mixture cools, for

about 15 minutes.

Pour a thin layer of the port aspic over each of 8 dessert plates.

Chill

until set.

Choose the eight prettiest cookie wafers and reserve them for the tops

of the desserts. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar and cocoa

powder.

To serve, arrange one chocolate wafer in the center of each dessert

plate. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip (such as Ateco #5)

with the chocolate mousse. Pipe a layer of chocolate mousse over each

wafer. Place another cookie on top of the mousse, and pipe another mousse layer. Finish with the reserved chocolate wafers.

Submitted By CHARLENE DEERING On 03-13-95

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