Panna Cotta With Strawberry Vin Santo Sauce Recipes

PANNA COTTA WITH STRAWBERRY-VIN SANTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour 1/4 cup water into metal bowl; sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes. Set bowl in saucepan of simmering water. Stir just until gelatin dissolves, about 1 minute.
• Combine cream, sugar, honey and vanilla in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture and Vin Santo; whisk until well blended.
• Divide 2 cups pine nuts among ten 3/4-cup custard cups. Divide cream mixture among cups. Chill overnight. Set cups in small bowl of warm water to loosen panna cotta, about 20 seconds each. Run small knife between panna cotta and custard cups. Invert panna cotta onto plates. Spoon sauce over. Sprinkle with additional pine nuts; serve.
• *An Italian dessert wine available at some liquor stores and specialty foods stores.

PANNA COTTA WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a bowl; sprinkle the gelatin over the milk. Allow mixture to sit until the gelatin softens, about 5 minutes.
• Combine the cream and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the gelatin mixture; cook and stir until gelatin dissolves completely, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract. Pour the mixture evenly into ramekins; cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• To make the strawberry sauce, combine the strawberries, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium heat. While the mixture cooks, crush the strawberries with a potato masher. Simmer the sauce until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes; cool.
• Remove chilled ramekins from the refrigerator shortly before serving. Dip the bottoms of the cups in warm water to help loosen the custard. Run a thin-bladed knife around the inner edge of each ramekin to loosen the dessert; turn onto a dessert plate to unmold. Spoon strawberry sauce over panna cotta to serve.

PANNA COTTA WITH STRAWBERRY-VIN SANTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour 1/4 cup water into metal bowl; sprinkle gelatin over.
• Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes.
• Set bowl in saucepan of simmering water.
• Stir just until gelatin dissolves, about 1 minute.
• Combine cream, sugar, honey and vanilla in heavy large saucepan.
• Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat.
• Add gelatin mixture and Vin Santo; whisk until well blended.
• Divide 2 cups pine nuts among ten 3/4-cup custard cups.
• Divide cream mixture among cups.
• Chill overnight.
• Set cups in small bowl of warm water to loosen panna cotta, about 20 seconds each.
• Run small knife between panna cotta and custard cups.
• Invert panna cotta onto plates.
• Spoon sauce over.
• Sprinkle with additional pine nuts; serve.
• --------STRAWBERRYVIN SANTO SAUCE----------.
• Puree 1 pound strawberries in processor.
• Transfer puree to heavy large saucepan.
• Mix in sugar, Vin Santo, vanilla extract and grated lemon peel.
• Simmer over medium-low heat until sauce is reduced to 2 cups, stirring often, about 15 minutes.
• Cool.
• (Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)*Vin Santo is an Italian dessert wine sold at some liquor stores and some specialty foods stores.
• Makes 2 cups.