imperial hotel | RECIPE
SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS
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chocolate mousse 130g of good quality dark chocolate, chopped 2 tbsp of butter 1 cup of double cream 3 large eggs, separated 1 tbsp of caster sugar (Optional) 2 tbsp of alcohol liquor or espresso coffee
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Mulled cherries 425g tin of pitted black cherries in light syrup 1 cup of good red wine 1 orange, zested 1 lemon, zested 2 star anise 2 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 50g of brown sugar 1 tbsp of cornflour
Brandy Snap 115g of butter 115g of caster sugar 4 tbsp of golden syrup 2 tbsp of brandy 115g of plain flour 1 tsp of ground ginger
WINE CHOICE
2010 Mas Amiel, Maury Nick Mobbs, director and wine expert at the Imperial Hotel, says: MATCHING WINE WITH CHOCOLATE can be particularly difficult as the oils in the chocolate can clash with the flavours in the wine. My favourite match with chocolate dishes is a Speyside malt whisky, but there is a wine from the Languedoc Rousillon region of south west France that works just as well. My choice of wine to go with the mousse is from Mas Amiel, Maury. The winery was originally won in a game of cards by Raymond Amiel from the Bishop of Perpignan in 1816. The estate is now owned by Olivier Decelle who is the leading producer of sweet dessert wines in the area. The wines are all ‘Vins doux naturels’ which means that fermentation is stopped by the addition of a neutral spirit which kills the yeast yet leaves the sugars in the wine. The Mas Amiel is a red dessert wine made from the Grenache grape. The wine is rich and sweet with silky black fruit flavours and is perfect with dark chocolate as it has the structure and sweetness to stand up to the richness of the chocolate.
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