Chef Brian’s Presentations & Recipes
RMCF Convention Presentation
Ginger & Jägermeister Heart
Ingredients:
| Valrhona Caramelia | 1079 g |
| Valrhona Guanja | 120 g |
| Heavy Cream (38 %) | 200 g |
| Ginger Beer | 20 g |
| Grated Fresh Ginger | 5 g |
| Jägermeister | a/n |
| Pulgra Butter (room temp.) | 35 g |
| Whole Milk | 5 g |
| Dark Chocolate | 440 g – will need extra for tempering |
Yield – This recipe is designed to make 4 of TI-111
Process:
- Shell the four heart molds using the dark chocolate. Color the cavities with colored cocoa butter prior to shelling, if desired.
- Place the first two cholates in a bowl and set aside
- Combine cream, ginger beer and fresh ginger in a heavy gauge sauce pot.
- Bring cream mixture to soft boil, remove from heat and cover with pot with plastic wrap.
- Allow cream mixture to steep for 30 minutes.
- Strain cream mixture to remove ginger.
- Add milk to return cream weight to 369 grams.
- Reheat cream mixture and pour over chocolate.
- Build emulsion with emersion blender adding the Jägermeister and as the ganache comes together.
- When the ganache cools below 31 C, pipe into heart cavities and allow to rest at room temperature until completely crystalized or set, usually overnight.
- Cap shells and place mold into cool space (10 C) until the chocolate has crystallized away from the molds.
- Unmold chocolate.
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About Chef Brian
Brian Donaghy is the Corporate Chocolatier and Innovation Center Director for Tomric Systems of Buffalo, NY. Brian has been with Tomric for over 10 years and is responsible for the coaching and training of Selmi chocolate handling equipment in North America, as well as running the new innovation and teaching space. Brian has done chocolate demonstrations and taught chocolate classes throughout North America and has appeared on Food Network.
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