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Chocolate fondant with poached strawberries (recipes) and Southampton (sh)


Chocolate fondant with poached strawberries (recipes)






Serves 2



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

10 to 30 mins

















Ingredients



For the chocolate fondants25g/1oz butter, softened4 tbsp cocoa powder50g/1¾oz butter50g/1¾oz dark chocolate2 free-range eggs140g/5oz caster sugar1 heaped tbsp plain flourFor the poached strawberries250g/8¾oz fresh strawberries100ml/3½fl oz white wine3 tbsp caster sugar2 fresh mint sprigs



Method



1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.2. Grease the bases and sides of two ramekins with the softened butter. Sprinkle two tablespoons of the cocoa powder around the sides of the ramekins. 3. For the chocolate fondants, place the butter and chocolate into a bowl and place over a saucepan of just-simmering water. Stir over the heat until completely melted and smooth. 4. Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar and place over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk the eggs and sugar together using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy. Carefully fold in the flour and remaining cocoa powder. 5. Fold in the melted chocolate and butter, then pour into the ramekins. Place on a Baking sheet and bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes or until just set. 6. For the poached strawberries, measure the strawberries into a saucepan with the Wine and sugar. Gently simmer for 3-4 minutes. 7. To serve, tip the hot chocolate fondants upside down onto two serving plates and carefully remove the ramekins. Spoon the strawberries into a small bowl and serve next to the fondants. Garnish with the fresh mint sprigs.



Southampton (sh)




City and unitary authority (pop., 2001: 217,478), historic county of Hampshire, England.

First settled by Romans, it was chartered (งใ 1155) by King Henry II and incorporated in 1445. In the Middle Ages its location on the English Channel helped it to become a major British port. Southampton declined in the 17th-18th centuries but revived in the 19th with the arrival of railways. It is England's second largest port. Historic buildings include the 11th-century St. Michael's Church and the 12th-century King John's Palace, one of Britain's oldest domestic buildings.