Dish

Stuff-This-Shit
Chocolate Mousse
I make no apologies for the name here,
sometimes you just feel like “stuff this shit!”

200 grams 50–70% cocoa solids dark
chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
4 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 tablespoons your favourite spirit or
liqueur (I like to use whisky or Armagnac)
1 cup cream
½ cup Valrhona chocolate balls,
to decorate (optional)

Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof
bowl over a pot of simmering water. Stir
until melted and smooth, taking care the
base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water.
Beat the egg yolks with the caster
sugar and liquor then whisk this into
the chocolate.
While the chocolate is melting, beat the
egg whites to medium peaks and whip the
cream to soft peaks.
Fold ⅓ of the egg whites into the
chocolate, then add the remaining egg
whites and the whipped cream and fold
carefully together until smooth.
Plop into serving glasses and chill for 3
hours (or up to overnight) before serving.
Sit at room temperature for 10 minutes
before serving sprinkled with chocolate
balls. Makes 6

This is an edited

extract from Coming

Unstuck – recipes to

get you back on track

by Sarah Tuck.

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Stuff-This-Shit

Chocolate Mousse

DISH 41