CHOCOLATE CLASS
Horry Georgetown Tech-Myrtle Beach
Chef Eric
Wagner’s
February 2011
We Learned of Two Different Forms of Chocolate to Work With
Ganache, which is good for: Truffles Chocolate Mousse Drinking Chocolate
Melted Chocolate (tempered chocolate) for: Dipped Fruit, or anything not moving Clusters Writing Moulds
In white, milk
and dark chocolate
Chocolate Writing
Here, Chef takes molten chocolate that he has tipped into a plastic pastry bag, and he’s writing with it. Onto parchment paper, in a metal tray.
The tray will then be put in the freezer for the chocolate to harden.
Refrigerate …Tho I think this is the freezer?
Pry off, once refrigerated and set
Moulding
Spoon Molten Chocolate into Moulds. Chef Wagner likes the silicone ones best, they stay soft and supple longer.
Jumbo Marshmallows au chocolat
For the Jackson Pollack
approach to plate
decoration!
He simply waves the
bag back and forth
over the marshamllow
and lets it harden.
Dragonfly On A Marshmallow
Clusters
2 lbs chocolate1 lb each of pretzels, pecans and 1 large jar of peanuts
Stir, once the chocolate is melted. Then put handfuls onto a parchment-lined sheet pan to refrigerate until solid.
Decorate or serve.
Mix together
Clump Onto Parchment-Lined Tray
Disposable latex gloves is a really good idea here!
Drizzle with White Chocolate…
… if you want
Marshmallows Dipped in Molten Chips
Decorate…it’s better is the first layer has hardened first!
Wiping Off Strawberries (don’t wet them)
Make sure to wipe them off on the side of the bowl
Tuxedo Strawberries – dip “jacket” onto each side
Add bowtie and buttons with white chocolate in piping bag or squeezy bottle
That’s Chef Eric 2.0 in the background…in his second year of culinary arts training at HGTC!
Chef Eric 2.0 Dips Banana Slices
Ganache
Once hardened, scoop
out small lumps.
These will be rolled
into balls, once they’ve
set in the fridge again.
Notice the neat and tidy rows…
He Rolls Each Lump Into A Ball And Then Coats In Nuts
You can roll the balls in • Coconut• Cocoa powder• Sugar• Heath Crunch• Anything!
These Are Candied Nuts, I Think…
The Student’s Attempts … Later That Day
Thank You, Chef Eric Wagner
Thank you to the girls in class, who made it a lot of fun!
Thank you, too, to Chef Eric 2.0 for your help, humor and all those paper towels!!
Chef Eric’s Chocolate Class happens at least once a month. For more information, please visit:- http://www.hgtc.edu/
If you would like a photo essay like this one of your event, please email:- [email protected]
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