Masterchef UK Professionals
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Crémeux
Salted Caramel Chocolate Crémeux with Toasted Hazelnuts, Bourbon Oranges and Bourbon Cream.
Luke's dessert was a salted caramel chocolate crémeux — a set dessert sitting between a mousse and a ganache in texture. A base layer of toasted hazelnuts provided crunch beneath the glossy chocolate. Bourbon-soaked orange segments added boozy citrus freshness, accompanied by a bourbon cream. Wasabi rocket leaves were used as an unexpected garnish to add a slight peppery heat.
{Luke}: "I've got a salted caramel crémeux with toasted hazelnuts. I'm serving that with a bourbon cream, orange and a little wasabi leaf garnish."
{Marcus}: "Crémeux is almost like in between a chocolate mousse and a ganache. So one's firm, one's soft — it sort of sits in the middle. I've also got a little bit of orange which is seasoned or flavoured with whiskey. So a little bit of boozy oranges going on there. These are lovely marriages."
{Luke}: "I've got a caramel chocolate crémeux with toasted hazelnuts, bourbon orange, and a bourbon cream. And I've garnished that with some rocket wasabi leaves just to add a little bit of heat to the dish."
{Tom Parker Bowles}: "The crémeux is nicely caramelised, and there's a real whack of salt in there. I think it's beautifully put together. That bottom layer of nuts that you plunge into is really gorgeous."
{Leyla Kazim}: "That orange gives you a nice big whack. It's very boozy."
{Tom Parker Bowles}: "It just kind of sent me for a loop. I might need something to call me a cab and get me a kebab."
{Jimi Famurewa}: "The wasabi rocket is actually really nice. A very slight undercurrent of heat just adds another bit of interest. I would happily finish it."
{Monica}: "Chocolate caramel crémeux with hazelnuts. Wonderful. Just the right amount of setting, and then the freshness and the sweetness of the oranges. Delightful."
{Marcus}: "You got that bourbon cream, and it certainly has got a punch. Clean, precise, executed to perfection. It's delicious."
In the final summary, {Monica}: "The caramel chocolate crémeux with hazelnuts — delicious. Finished with that powerful kick of bourbon."
{Marcus}: "Cream on top — absolutely sensational."
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