So if your plans have fallen through or you have forgotten today is St Valentine’s, it is not too late to make something special for your sweetheart. How about superb chocolate mousse, for that someone special?
Ingredients:
6 large eggs, separated
3 3-ounce bars of Lindt extra bittersweet chocolate with vanilla, or any good quality bittersweet chocolate
5 Tablespoons cold water
Directions:
Break chocolate into small pieces and place in a heavy pan
Add water and stir constantly with a wooden spoon over very low heat until the chocolate melts
Remove pan from heat and carefully stir egg yolks into the chocolate with spoon
Chocolate mixture should be warm, not hot, or eggs will curdle
Beat egg whites until very stiff
Carefully add egg-white mixture to chocolate, taking care to fold the eggs into the chocolate with a spoon or whisk
Pour into a large glass bowl or eight small dessert bowls.
Refrigerate for six hours before serving
