David Rossi

Apple Pudding with Citrus Fruit Sauce and a Fantasy of Orange and Onion News and events

 


Johnny Appleseed would be proud!!

 


Bet you can't eat just one!
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Ingredients

6 ea. Apples
2 tbsp. Sugar
1 ea. Lemon, juice
1 oz.  Rum
3/4 cup Sugar
4 ea.   Egg Yolks
1 cup Milk
6 ea.  Gelatin Sheets
4 oz.   Water (to soak gelatin sheets)
1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream, whipped to stiff peak

 

 

 

 

 


Preparation

  • Peel and slice the apples.  Add to sauté pan the apples, sugar, lemon juice and rum.  Cook until soft without coloring.

  • Puree the apples and pass through a fine mesh strainer or chinois.

  • Whip the sugar and eggs yolks together to combine.  Slowly add the milk, which has been brought to a boil, to the egg and sugar mixture.

  • Place the mixture with the addition of apple puree and gelatin over a bain marie and whip the mixture until it thickens and is full of air.

  • Place over ice bath and stir until mixture is cool.

  • Fold in the whipped cream and place in refrigerator in desired molds and allow to set.

  • To serve:  Garnish the apple pudding with orange-onion marmalade and citrus sauce.

Onion and Orange Marmalade

6 ea. Oranges (peel, small dice) (blend the whole oranges in a blender and strain the juice)
2 ea. Red Onion, small diced
1 tsp. Black Peppercorn, chopped fine
2 oz.  Apple Pectin
6 oz. Sugar
2 oz.   Vinegar
1 pinch Salt

       




 


 

  • Bring a small pot of water to a boil.  Place the small diced orange peel in the water and as soon as the water comes back to a boil, remove the peel.

  • To a sauté pan add the blanched orange peel and small diced red onion.

  • When the onion is translucent add the orange juice.  Simmer until thick.

  • Add the sugar, vinegar and salt.  Cook for 15 minutes then add the pectin and stir constantly as mixture will thicken.  Stir in black peppercorn.


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In the early 2002 David went to school at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Asti, Italy.

He then worked at Ristorante Aquade in the Hotel Villa Del Quar  in Verona, Italy with well known Italian Chef Bruno Barbieri.

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