Ruby & Grapefruit Meringue Tart
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Good to go
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Quick & easy (production)
I love pairing Callebaut Ruby RB2 with grapefruit because the acidity in the citrus and the bright flavor of the chocolate make for a perfect combination. The ruby chocolate gives the grapefruit and meringue tart and extra layer of decadence.
- Level:
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Easy
- Makes:
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12 - 18 Tarts
- Shelf life:
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1 Day
- Conservation:
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Refrigeration
Ruby Ganache
Ingredients: Ruby Ganache
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350 gheavy cream
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30 ginvert sugar
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20 gglucose syrup
Preparation: Ruby Ganache
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Warm the cream, invert sugar and glucose over medium heat until it reaches 85C.
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Pour the warm liquid over the Ruby chocolate. Let sit for a minute to soften.
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Emulsify with an immersion blender until smooth.
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Slowly pour the ganache over the Blood Orange Curd in each tart shell until almost full.
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Refrigerate the tarts until ready to finish.
Grapefruit Curd
Ingredients: Grapefruit Curd
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40 gGrapefruit Puree #1
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6 gGelatin gold
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300 gGrapefruit Puree #2
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10 gGrapefruit Zest
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320 ggranulated sugar
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4 gsalt
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240 gegg yolks
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190 gbutter
Preparation: Grapefruit Curd
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In a small bowl, combine the grapefruit puree #1 and gold gelatin.
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Let sit at room temperature until bloomed.
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In a small sauce pan, combine the grapefruit puree #2, zest, sugar, salt and egg yolks. Whisk the mixture together immediately until smooth.
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Cook the mixture over low heat until it just begins to thicken, 77-82C,
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Remove the mixture from the heat immediately, add the bloomed gelatin and whisk to combine.
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Add the butter and whisk until melted and completely smooth.
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Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a shallow container.
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Cover the curd directly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until it is fully chilled and set up.
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Once the mixture is fully set, transfer to a pastry bag and fill each tart shell 2/3's full.
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Smooth the top of the curd if needed.
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Refrigerate until ready to finish the tarts.
Italian Meringue
Ingredients: Italian Meringue
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40 gGranulated Sugar #1
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320 gGranulated Sugar #2
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150 gwater
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30 gglucose syrup
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10 gvanilla extract
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160 gegg whites
Preparation: Italian Meringue
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Whip the egg whites on the lowest speed of mixer, until just foamy.
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Slowly add sugar #1 to the mixer and continue to whip on low speed.
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In a small sauce pan, combine the sugar #2, water and glucose.
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Cook the sugar syrun to 115C.
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Increase the speed of the mixer to medium, and slowly stread the hot sugar syrup into the bowl.
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Add the vanilla extract.
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Gradually increase the speed of the mixer to high speed. Whip the meringue until it is glossy, cool, and quadrupled in volume.
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Use immediately or store in the freezer until ready to use.
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When the Ruby Ganache is set on the tarts and ready to decorate:
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Transfer the Italian Merignue to a pastry bag fitted with a rose petal pastry tip.
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Pipe decoration over the top of the tart, as desired.
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Lightly torch the merigue, if desired.
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Garnish with fresh grapefruit segments, if desired.
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Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Blonde Sable Dough
Ingredients: Blonde Sable Dough
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250 gbutter
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280 ggranulated sugar
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2 gsalt
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100 geggs
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500 gall-purpose flour
Preparation: Blonde Sable Dough
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and salt until fully combined.
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Add the eggs and mix until fully incorporated.
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Add the flour and mix until just combined.
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Roll the soft dough between parchment paper until 4mm thick.
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Freeze until ready to use.
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Line 65mm round tart shells and freeze until solid.
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Bake at 160C, directly from the freezer, until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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Let cool to room temperature before filling.
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