‘Postre Chaja’ Pavlova – A new take on an old favourite!

‘Postre Chaja’ Pavlova is a traditional Uruguayan dessert, it is almost a combination of trifle and pavlova – perfect for a festive dessert with a twist! Normally made with Tinned Peaches, by replacing this with our beautiful mangoes, this could become another dessert we claim as an Aussie icon!

'Postre Chaja' Pavlova

Course Dessert
Cuisine Sth American

Ingredients
  

  • Meringue
  • 440 g sugar
  • 8 eggs whites only
  • 2 tsp Cornflour
  • 1 tsp White vinegar
  • Sponge
  • 185 g caster sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 185 g Flour
  • 90 g Butter melted
  • Mango and Peanuts
  • 300 g sugar
  • 3 Mangoes cut into 6 "cheeks"
  • 300 g water
  • 200 g Blanched peanuts
  • 2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp Super fine salt
  • 300 g Double cream whipped
  • 300 g Dulce de leche

Instructions
 

  • To make meringue, whisk egg whites till soft peaks adding sugar slowly, add cornflour and vinegar place in a tray and bake at 100 degrees for 2 hours.
  • For sponge, preheat oven at 180 degrees grease a tin, beat up eggs until light and fluffy fold in sifted flour and melted butter, bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Cut mangos into cheeks and cut cheeks in 4, bring sugar and water To boil and add mango stones and turn off leave to sit for 15 minutes strain and add cheeks allow to cool in fringe.
  • Roast peanuts on 150 degrees until golden add oil and salt allow to cool and roughly chop. 5 Smash everything together on a plate and present as your smash-hit.

Notes

To make dulce de leche, take a can of condensed milk and place in a saucepan of cold water bring to the boil then simmer for 90 minutes. Allow to cool in water and ensure can is completely cooled before opening.
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MANGO AND PINEAPPLE SALAD WITH KAFFIR LIME CARAMEL AND AMBER ALE JELLY

We all love Mango and you’ll we think the fruit in our produce department is some of the best you will find – Perfect for this recipe which combines Mango, Pineapple and Asian flavours with, wait for it – beer! What could be better? It’s the perfect light and refreshing finish to a festive meal and really is Summer on a plate!

MANGO AND PINEAPPLE SALAD WITH KAFFIR LIME CARAMEL AND AMBER ALE JELLY

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Modern Australian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ½ pineapple thinly sliced
  • 1 mango thinly sliced
  • coarsely ground black pepper
  • vanilla or coconut ice-cream optional
  • Amber ale jelly
  • 700 ml amber ale
  • 200 gm caster sugar
  • 4 titanium-strength gelatine leaves softened cold water for 5 minutes (see note)
  • Kaffir lime caramel
  • 100 gm light palm sugar crushed
  • 6 kaffir lime leaves coarsely torn
  • Juice of 1 lime

Instructions
 

  • For amber ale jelly, bring ale and sugar to the simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Squeeze excess water from gelatine, add to pan and stir to dissolve. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl and set aside to cool, then refrigerate until set (3-5 hours).
  • For kaffir lime caramel, stir sugar, 200gm water and kaffir lime leaves in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, then cook without stirring until caramel (5-10 minutes). Add lime juice and 1 tbsp water (be careful, hot caramel will spit) and set aside to cool.
  • Arrange pineapple and mango among bowls, scatter with black pepper, top with spoonfuls of amber ale jelly, drizzle with kaffir lime caramel and serve with vanilla or coconut ice-cream.

Notes

If you don't have titanium leaves - use 5 standard.
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