{"id":14207,"date":"2014-05-09T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/?p=14207"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:17:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T00:17:49","slug":"classic-chocolate-souffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/classic-chocolate-souffle","title":{"rendered":"classic chocolate souffl\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-14214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC053661-580x386.jpg\" alt=\"chef morgan a table\" width=\"719\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC053661-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC053661-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #e42117; text-align: center;\"><strong>classic chocolate souffl\u00e9<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><i>Measuring your ingredients by weight (rather than volume) is the most accurate way to bake and produces the best results.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>makes\u00a0 6 souffl\u00e9s\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">equipment:<\/span><br \/>\n<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">kitchen scale<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 ramekins, 3\u201d diameter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">2 saucepans<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">double boiler or bain marie<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">2 nonreactive bowls<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">measuring cup<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">wire whisk<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">spatula<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">large spoon<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">rimmed baking sheet <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">mixer with whisk attachment (or large bowl with balloon whisk)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ingredients<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">granulated sugar, as needed for ramekins<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">unsalted butter, as needed for ramekins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">8 oz (227 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">1 tablespoon (1\/2 oz) unsalted butter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (1\/2 oz 13 g) all-purpose flour<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">4 eggs, divided<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">1\/3 cup + 1 tablespoon (3 oz\/ 85 g) granulated sugar, divided <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">1 cup (8 oz\/240 ml) whole milk<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u00bc teaspoon freshly grated f\u00e8ves de tonka*<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u00bc teaspoon cornstarch<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">pinch of salt<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">2 egg whites<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">*<i> In the U.S, you probably will not be able to find Tonka beans in stores; however, you can substitute vanilla which is equally delicious. Scrape the vanilla beans from a 2\u201d piece of a fresh vanilla pod and add the beans to the milk. Proceed with the recipe as otherwise indicated.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-41-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"chef morgan a table\" width=\"521\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-41-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-41-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">instructions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Prepare dishes.<\/span> Butter the interior and rims of the souffl\u00e9 dishes and coat with sugar. Tap out the excess sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Oven.<\/span> Preheat oven to <strong>400 degrees<\/strong> Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Flavor<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Melt Chocolate.<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u00a0Use a double boiler or make a<em> bain marie<\/em> by filling a saucepan half full with water. Bring the water to a boil. Place a heat-proof pan or bowl filled with the chocolate on top of the saucepan. The water should not touch the <em>bain marie<\/em>. Melt the chocolate\u00a0by\u00a0turning off the flame and letting the steam melt the chocolate (this way you will not overheat it). Stir the chocolate with a spatula until smooth. Set aside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Combine Yolks With Sugar.<\/span> In a separate bowl, combine the yolks and one-third of the sugar (1 oz) with a whisk until well-combined. Set aside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make Roux\/B\u00e9chamel.<\/span> Place a saucepan over a medium flame. Add butter and melt. Add\u00a0flour and use a whisk to combine the flour with the butter to make a <em>roux.<\/em> While continuing to whisk, pour in the milk mixture. Add cornstarch. Add f\u00e8ve de tonka. Cook for about 6-7 minutes (while whisking) until the starch taste is cooked out and the consistency is that of pudding. Turn off the burner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Add Yolks\/Chocolate. <\/span>Off the heat, slowly pour the liquid to the mixed yolks, whisking continually until combined and there are\u00a0no lumps. Pour into a large clean bowl.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Base<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Add chocolate.<\/span> Use a spatula to add the melted chocolate to the yolk mixture. Stir until full combined.<b>\u00a0<\/b>This is the base and it\u00a0can be made ahead of time and stored (covered) in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. However, bring the base to room temperature before you proceed with the rest of the recipe.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Leavening<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Whip Egg Whites.<\/span> Using a mixer fit with a whisk attachment, add the egg whites to a clean bowl. Turn mixer on medium speed. Once the eggs are foamy, add a\u00a0pinch of\u00a0 salt and slowly pour in the remaining sugar. Continue to mix on medium speed. When the eggs begin to hold soft peaks, increase the mixer speed to high. Continue to whisk on high until the eggs form stiff peaks (do not over-whip the eggs or they will start to break down).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fold. <\/span>Use a spatula and stir 1\/4 of the egg whites into base and fully incorporate. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites in fourths. (Folding is gently pulling the batter over and under the egg whites as if you are wrapping the whipped egg whites in a blanket of chocolate). DO NOT rush this process because you want to leave as much air in the batter as possible. When there are no more white streaks or lumps, spoon the mixture into the prepared ramekins. Divide evenly among the six.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bake.<\/span> Place ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet. Place the sheet on the middle rack of the oven. Immediately <strong>reduce heat to 375 degrees<\/strong> Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Bake for about 10 minutes. (If you use larger, 4 inch ramekins, bake for 14 minutes.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Serve<\/span>. Remove from the oven carefully. Serve immediately. The souffl\u00e9s can be served with whipped cream, pastry cream, ice cream, or enjoy the souffl\u00e9s \u201cjust plain\u201d with powdered sugar (as my daughters like it).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oven-rise-580x386.jpg\" alt=\"chef lisa morgan\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oven-rise-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oven-rise-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>classic chocolate souffl\u00e9 Measuring your ingredients by weight (rather than volume) is the most accurate way to bake and produces the best results. makes\u00a0 6 souffl\u00e9s\u00a0 equipment: kitchen scale 6 ramekins, 3\u201d diameter 2 saucepans double boiler or bain marie 2 nonreactive bowls measuring cup wire whisk spatula large spoon rimmed baking sheet mixer with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342,18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts","category-recipes","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14207"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15198,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14207\/revisions\/15198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}