Chocolate orange pot with warm cardamom sauce

Ingredients

Spicy bitter orange sauce = 10 pax
50g Sugar
40g Nappage
400 ml Orange juice
1 Star anise
3 Green cardamom
Spicy oranges 20g per glass = 10 pax
200g orange fillets
200g Spicy bitter orange sauce
Chocolate Mousse 60g per glass = 10 pax
104g Yolks
1 Oranges zest/juice
60g Sugar
40g Water
200g Dark chocolate
400g whipping cream
Blood orange and cardamom gel 40g per glass = 10 portions
400ml Blood orange puree
2g agar agar
3g Cardamom pods
Blood orange jelly = 10 pax
400g Blood orange puree
6 leaves of gelatine
Oreo cluster 3 pieces per glass= 10 portions
45g Sugar
70g Soft flour
25g extra brut coco powder
1g Bicarbonate of soda
2g Salt
65g Butter
Blood orange sorbet = 10 pax
1ltr Blood orange puree
400ml Sorbet syrup
Salted chocolate cardamom sauce 35g per portion = 20 pax
5g Green cardamom
500ml Semi skimmed milk
100ml whipping cream
2g Malden sea salt
200g Dark chocolate

Method

Spicy bitter orange sauce = 10 pax
Roast the spices in the pan first then
Make a direct caramel by adding the sugar in gradually a bit at a time,
Add the orange juice, bring to the boil and add the Nappage
Reduce by 2/3rds to get the right consistency blitz the spices in to the mix then pass through a fine chiniour into a container.
Spicy oranges 20g per glass = 10 pax
Heat up your sauce to the boil and pour over your segments
Leave to cool overnight to infuse the flavour.
Chocolate Mousse 60g per glass = 10 pax
Whisk the yolks and orange zest up to a thick pale sabayon.
Heat the sugar and water to 121c and pour over the yolks,
Whisk until cool.
Melt the chocolate and semi whip the cream.
Temper the chocolate and the sabayon and mix until fully incorporated
Then fold the cream through and finally add the freshly squeezed juice.
Blood orange and cardamom gel 40g per glass = 10 portions
Crush and Roast the cardamom in a dry pan to realize the flavour
Add the puree and bring to the boil (infuse for 30 minutes) Re boil and add the agar, boil for a minute then strain on to a container and set it in the fridge.
Once set blitz the puree to a smooth gel and pass once more.
Blood orange jelly = 10 pax
Soak the gelatine
Heat a little of the puree and dissolve the gelatine in the hot liquid
Then add to the rest of the puree.
Set in the fridge and then whisk up in a freezing cold kitchen aid bowl until light and foamy
Set in a lined tray and place in the fridge
Oreo cluster 3 pieces per glass= 10 portions
Cream the butter and sugar together then add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a dough.
Break into lumps and spread over trays and bake at 180 degrees
Blood orange sorbet = 10 pax
Mix the syrup together with the defrosted pureeThen churn.
Salted chocolate cardamom sauce 35g per portion = 20 pax
Crush and roast the spices add the milk and salt
Bring to the boil and infuse for 30 minutes,
Re boil and pour over the chocolate and mix together.
Blitz the chocolate soup with a hand blender to blitz the spices
Then pass through a sieve.
Garnish
Red veined sorrel cress 4 leaves per glass
Chocolate popping candy 10g per portion
Chocolate disc

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