souffle

Ah dear sweet chocolate.  Whether you are blissful or bitter about Valentine’s Day, you should still indulge in this fabulous dessert.  Chef Frank McClelland is the  author of Wine Mondays, and chef/ owner of L’espalier restaurant in Boston.  He shares with us in this video one of his signature restaurant desserts, chocolate orange soufflés with an orange creme Anglaise sauce.   This one sounds complicated but is actually quite simple, as chocolate soufflés tend not to have the “falling” issue common to many soufflés, a result of the strength of the cocoa.

Some soufflé trivia:   The word  soufflé  is derived from the past tense of the french verb “souffler“, which literally translates to “blown up”.  Legend has it that the original soufflé recipe was printed in the book “Le Cuisinier Moderne” in 1742, which was written by Vincent La Chapelle, a prestigious author and french master chef who was employed by Madame de Pompadour, the famous mistress of Louis the XV.   And did you know?   Febuary 28th is National Chocolate  Soufflé day in the US!

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