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PANNA COTTA
- 10 g sheet gelatin
- 1 vanilla bean
- 130 g granulated sugar
- 400 g cream min. 31%
STRAWBERRY SAUCE
- 12 whole strawberries
- 10 g vanilla sugar
- 10 g cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons strawberry syrup
- fresh mint for garnish
DISH PAIRING WITH COFFEE
- This dish is best enjoyed with quality coffee.
Instructions
- 1Soak the gelatin in a bowl of cold water.
- 2Slit the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with the tip of a knife.
- 3Pour the cream into a saucepan and bring it just below boiling point – it will steam, but not boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add sugar, vanilla seeds, and the bean to the cream, stir, and let cool to 70–80 °C.
- 4Squeeze out the gelatin and add it to the warm cream. Whisk thoroughly and strain through a fine sieve into prepared molds. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- 5Clean the strawberries and cut them into quarters.
- 6Mix water with sugar and cornstarch and boil over low heat in a saucepan. Pour in the strawberry syrup, stir, and add the chopped strawberries. Stir and let cool.
- 7Unmold the panna cotta onto a plate, add strawberries with sauce, and garnish with fresh mint leaves.
Tip
For preparation, you will need 4 molds Ø 9 cm and a kitchen thermometer.
Before serving, place the molds in hot water for a moment; the panna cotta will then be easier to unmold.
If you want a softer panna cotta and don't want to unmold it onto a plate, use only 5 g of gelatin instead of 10 g and pour the finished mixture into glasses, in which you let the dessert cool. Add strawberries and serve directly in the glasses.
Roman Vaněk
Tip: For an especially delicate flavor, you can finish the sauce with a drop of lemon juice. Homemade spaetzle or wide noodles, which perfectly soak up the creamy sauce, are an excellent side dish.