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Hojicha Panna Cotta

Hojicha Panna Cotta

Japanese
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17 minutes
4 people
Easy≤30 min & ≤6 steps

17 min · 5 steps

Easy: ≤30 min and ≤6 steps

320 kcalper person
Protein 3g
Carbs 26g
Fats 22g

About this dish

A silky set cream infused with roasted hojicha tea, carrying its deep, toasty, faintly smoky flavour instead of the usual vanilla. Set with agar rather than gelatine, so it turns out fully vegetarian.

Allergy Info

Dairy

Diet Info

Vegetarian

Ingredients

Dairy & Eggs

  • Double cream400 ml
  • Milk200 ml

Dried Goods

  • Hojicha tea leaves15 g
  • Caster sugar60 g
  • Agar-Agar Powder4 g
  • Water30 ml

Utensils

  • Saucepan
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Ramekins

Method

1

Warm the cream and milk together in a saucepan until just steaming, then stir in the hojicha tea leaves, cover and leave to infuse off the heat for 10 minutes.

Approx. 3 minutes
2

Strain the infused cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan, pressing on the tea leaves to extract all the flavour, and discard the leaves.

Approx. 4 minutes
3

Sprinkle the agar powder over the water in a small bowl and leave to soften for 2 minutes.

Approx. 2 minutes
4

Add the caster sugar and softened agar to the infused cream and bring to the boil, stirring constantly, then simmer for 2 minutes until the agar has fully dissolved.

Approx. 5 minutes
5

Pour into four serving glasses or ramekins and cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours until set.

Approx. 3 minutes