Custard sphere
Serves 4 – 20 min preparation – 30 min cooling.
- In a pan, heat 15cl of low-fat milk and some vanilla seeds to boiling.
- In a second pan, beat an egg yolk and 10g of sugar until the mixture gets white.
- Add the milk to the preparation.
- When the mix is homogeneous, add ½ teaspoon of cornstarch and stir the whole on reduced heating.
- Mix constantly until the cream gets a smooth texture.
- Add 2g of calcium salt and store in the fridge.
- Mix the 2g of alginsphere to 40cl of low-calcium water.
- Fill a teaspoon of custard and drop rapidly the content in the alginsphere bath.
- After 30 seconds, collect the formed sphere using a bored spoon and repeat the process.
Caution: dispose the sodium alginate preparation in the bin, and not in the sink.