Orange Terrine With Strawberry Sauce Recipes

ORANGE TERRINE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Line long sides of prepared pan with ladyfingers, cut-sides in; set aside.
• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in liqueur and orange zest. Add enough ice cubes to juice to measure 1-3/4 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove and discard any unmelted ice. Gently stir whipped topping into gelatin mixture.
• Spoon into lined pan, trimming ladyfingers even with filling, if necessary. Arrange remaining ladyfingers on top of gelatin mixture. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Remove and discard plastic wrap. Cut dessert into 12 slices. Spoon strawberry puree evenly onto 12 dessert plates; top each with 1 slice of the terrine.

RICOTTA AND ORANGE BLINTZES WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the batter: Combine the milk, water, eggs, flour, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend on medium speed for 15 seconds, until the batter is smooth and lump-free. Scrape down the sides of the blender and pour in the melted butter. Blend it again for a few seconds just to incorporate the butter. Refrigerate the batter for 1 hour to let it rest.
• Make the filling: In a small bowl combine the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, egg, confectioners' sugar, and zest and blend until smooth. Chill until ready to use.
• Make the sauce: Combine the strawberries, sugar, water, cornstarch, and zest in a small pot over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and stir gently until the berries release their natural juices. The consistency should remain a bit chunky, it will thicken up when it cools down.
• Make the crepes: Put an 8-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush with a little melted butter. Pour 1/4 cup batter into the pan and swirl it around so it covers the bottom evenly; pour back any excess. Cook until the crepe batter sets and the bottom is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Use a heatproof rubber spatula to loosen the crepe and flip it. Cook it on the other side for about 1 minute. Slide them onto a plate and continue making the crepes until all the batter is used. Cover the stack with a towel to keep them from drying out. Makes about 10 crepes.
• Assembly: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese filling along the lower third of the crepe. Fold the bottom edge away from you to just cover the filling; then fold the 2 sides in to the center. Roll the crepe away from you a couple of times ending with the seam side down. Put an ovenproof skillet over medium heat and brush with melted butter. Pan-fry the blintzes top side down until crisp and golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip them over, transfer the pan to the oven, and bake for 10 minutes so the cheese mixture sets. Using a spatula, transfer the blintzes to serving plates. Spoon the strawberry sauce on top, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve immediately.

ORANGE-STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree strawberries, Grand Marnier, sugar, and tangerine juice. Taste, adding more sugar, if desired. Chill before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND STRAWBERRY TERRINE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Line bottom of 9x5x3-inch loaf pan (with 7-to 8-cup capacity) with aluminum foil, extending foil over shorter ends. Puree strawberries in processor. Transfer 1 1/4 cups puree to small bowl; reserve remaining puree for another use. Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted. Remove pan from over water.
• Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil until candy thermometer registers 250°F, tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer and occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush, about 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add boiling syrup to whites, beating until firm peaks form and meringue is cool, about 5 minutes. Fold white chocolate into meringue.
• Beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until medium-firm peaks form; fold into white chocolate mixture. Transfer 4 cups white chocolate mousse to medium bowl. Fold 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree and Grand Marnier into 4 cups mousse.
• Spread half of strawberry mousse in prepared pan. Chill remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining white chocolate mousse and remaining strawberry mousse. Freeze strawberry layer until almost firm , about 15 minutes.
• Spread white chocolate mousse over strawberry layer. Freeze until almost firm, about 25 minutes.
• Spread remaining berry mousse over white chocolate layer. Cover terrine with plastic and freeze overnight. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Uncover terrine. Cut between foil and pan side to loosen terrine. Invert onto platter. Lift off pan and peel off foil. Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce.
• To make chocolate sauce:
• Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, butter and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan. Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla. Cool sauce.

VANILLA-ORANGE TERRINE

Steps:

• Line an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan with two layers of plastic wrap, leaving a generous overhang.
• In separate bowls, soften vanilla frozen yogurt and orange sorbet (see Cook's Note); spread layers evenly in pan, beginning and ending with yogurt. Freeze until firm, at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
• Invert terrine onto a serving platter; remove plastic. Smooth sides with a metal spatula, if desired. Cover loosely with plastic; freeze until ready to serve (up to 3 days). Garnish top with pistachios, if desired.

STRAWBERRY ORANGE JUICE SAUCE

Steps:

• Working in batches, puree berries and juice in blender.
• Transfer to bowl.
• (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and chill.).

ORANGE-STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Pour water and sugar into a medium saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup. Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil for 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Add strawberries and sugar syrup to a blender and blend until smooth. Leave a few chunks of strawberries if you like. Add orange juice, lemon extract, and salt and give it a swirl. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours; this helps it freeze in the ice cream maker quickly as it has a lot of water.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 8 hours to overnight.
• Scoop sorbet and serve.