Chocolate "Mielie Meal" Pudding
Madiba - Nelson Mandela was very specific about using South African ingredients even though he was in a foreign country. Pete was asked to create a dessert that portrayed the New South Africa. He created this twist on a favourite using "mielie meal" in Mandela's honour.
Ingredients:
10x whole eggs
10x egg yolks
500g dark chocolate
500g unsalted butter
250g castor sugar
40g maize meal
30g cake flour
Pinch of salt
Method:
Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
Mix eggs, egg yolks and castor sugar until the sugar is almost dissolved- be careful not to whisk the mixture too rapidly or incorporate too much air.
Once the chocolate is melted, slowly add the egg mixture, stirring gently and not beating.
Mix in sieved flour, maize meal and salt and mix gently until the flour is well- incorporated.
Fill well-greased Dariole moulds three-quarters of the way with the mixture, allowing for expansion. Bake at 2500C for seven minutes.