--- comments: true tags: - dessert --- # :custard: Gordon Ramsay's Chocolate Soufflé ![Gordon Ramsay's Chocolate Soufflé](../assets/images/gordon-ramsay's-chocolate-soufflé.png){ loading=lazy } | :timer_clock: Total Time | |:-----------------------: | | 27 minutes | ## :salt: Ingredients - Dishes - :butter: 25 g softened butter - :chocolate_bar: some grated chocolate ## :salt: Ingredients - Crème Pâtissière - :ear_of_rice: 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour - :candy: 2 tsp sugar - :corn: 0.5 tsp cornflour - :egg: 1 medium egg yolk - :egg: 1 medium whole egg - :glass_of_milk: 4 Tbsp whole milk - :icecream: 1 Tbsp heavy cream - :chocolate_bar: 25 g 70 percent chocolate ## :salt: Ingredients - Meringue - :egg: 6 medium egg whites - :candy: 85 g granulated sugar ## :salt: Ingredients - Ganache - :icecream: 4 Tbsp heavy cream - :chocolate_bar: 50 g 70 percent chocolate - :chocolate_bar: 1 Tbsp cocoa powder ## :cooking: Cookware - 1 200 ml soufflé dishes - 1 bowl - 1 pan - 1 wire whisk - 1 electric whisk - 1 large bowl - 1 palette knife ## :pencil: Instructions ### Step 1 Take four 200 ml soufflé dishes and brush them completely with softened butter. Chill the dishes for 5 minutes, then, as an insurance policy so the soufflé doesn’t stick to the dish, apply a second coat as before. ### Step 2 Tip a little grated chocolate into each dish, roll the dish around tilting it as you do so it is evenly lined all round. ## :pencil: Instructions - Crème Patisserie ### Step 3 For the crème patisserie, mix the all-purpose flour, sugar and cornflour Put egg yolk and whole egg into a bowl, stir, then beat in half of the flour mixture to give a smooth paste. Tip in the rest of the flour mixture and mix well. ### Step 4 Pour the whole milk and heavy cream into a pan and bring just to the boil. Remove from the heat. Add the 70 percent chocolate and beat until it is melted and smooth with no lumps. ### Step 5 Gradually stir hot chocolate mix into paste. ### Step 6 Return to pan. Cook, stirring, over a medium-low heat for 5 minutes to a smooth, thick paste. Remove from the heat. Leave until cold, beating occasionally with a wire whisk. ## :pencil: Instructions - Chocolate Ganache ### Step 7 Slowly warm the heavy cream in a pan. ### Step 8 Just before it boils, take off the heat and add 70 percent chocolate. ### Step 9 Beat constantly to a velvety texture, gradually sprinkling in the cocoa powder as it dissolves. Allow to cool. ### Step 10 Heat oven to 190°C (375°F) / fan 170°C / gas 5. ## :pencil: Instructions - Meringue ### Step 11 Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks with an electric whisk. ### Step 12 Sprinkle in the sugar as you are mixing. ### Step 13 Keep whisking to give stiff, firm peaks to give volume to the soufflés. ## :pencil: Instructions - Assembly ### Step 14 Mix crème patisserie and ganache in a large bowl. ### Step 15 Stir in 2 Tbsp of egg white. Carefully fold in a third of the rest, cutting through the mixture. ### Step 16 Fold in another third (take care not to lose the volume); fold in the rest. ### Step 17 Spoon the mixture into the dishes to fill them by three-quarters, then gently press a spoon in to make sure it fills all the gaps. Fill the dishes to the top with the mixture, then bang each dish on to the surface so the mixture fills the sides. ### Step 18 Take a palette knife and pull it across the top of each dish so the mixture is completely flat. ### Step 19 Take a little time to wipe any splashes off the outside of each dish, or they will burn on while cooking. ### Step 20 So mixture won’t stick to the top of the mold, and to give a straight finish, go around the top edge of the mixture with your finger. Sprinkle a little grated chocolate in the center, then bake the soufflés for 15 to 17 minutes. ### Step 21 The soufflés should have risen by about two thirds of their original height and jiggle when moved, but be set on top. To serve, make a small dip with a spoon in the center of each, then pour in single cream or add a spoonful of ice cream. ## :link: Source -