Last Thursday night I had the opportunity to have a really incredible dinner at the student-run restaurant at a local culinary institute. The food was all excellent, especially the Philly cheesesteak-stuffed pirogi, but the standout of the evening was the dessert platter. On it was a dark chocolate covered caramel, with a thin layer of salt in between the chocolate and the caramel. I wanted that bite to last forever. Sadly, it only lasted about 30 seconds, but it was a good half-minute.
However, I can get one step closer in my own kitchen now, by following Desert Candy's instructions on how to make chocolate covered fleur de sel. She pairs it with ice cream and says that you can use any large grain salt for it (kosher should work as well as the more expensive stuff).
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8-23-2007 @ 10:34AM
jsmylie said...
Caramel, chocolate, and salt? See, by promising a combo like that works well, you're making me reconsider trying chocolate-covered bacon.
But thanks for the link!
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8-23-2007 @ 11:02AM
eva said...
These sound awesome!
I've never much been able to do the sweet-without-a-complementary-flavor . . . lemon and lime curd and salted chocolate top the list of sweets for me. My favorite chocolate sauce is made with bittersweet chocolate, cream, salted butter + an extra sprinkle of salt, cayenne powder and cinnamon.
Who needs ice cream with these around??
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8-23-2007 @ 11:21AM
totoro said...
How about the recipe for the dark chocolate covered caramel with the thin layer of salt??? please???
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8-23-2007 @ 11:26AM
Colin said...
Where does one obtain these cheesesteak pierogis? Sounds heavenly. I hope it has Cheez Whiz!
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8-23-2007 @ 11:27AM
Marisa McClellan said...
Totoro, sadly they didn't give me the recipe for the chocolates. I bet if you looked around, you might find one though.
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8-23-2007 @ 11:28AM
Marisa McClellan said...
Colin, I think they made the cheesesteak pierogis in-house, and I'm afraid it was a one-time deal. I bet you could make them yourself, if you were feeling adventurous.
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8-23-2007 @ 1:18PM
MJ said...
Well im speechless..........really this is another great!
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