PANNA COTTA with STRAWBERRY COULIS…Elegant & Sublime!
Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis…
An elegant, simple Italian dessert. Creamy & incredibly satisfying! Having read about it several times, I always wondered of how beautiful & versatile something like this would be. Somehow never got down to making it till now when strawberries started showing up in the market. Sublime…& a sure winner. DH loved it & the kids found it AWESOME!!
The pudding before it was sent to chill!!
I scoured plenty of recipes on the net, & I finally settled for this one from Good Morning America by Chef Emeril Lagasse…I had to do one with strawberry coulis. Coulis is a French sauce which can be sweet or savoury, depending on what it is meant to accompany.
There are as many sauces as there are versions of panna cotta on the web. A hot caramel sauce, a mocha sauce, a chocolate sauce, a mango sauce…the list is endless. And then the versions…a chocolate panna cotta, strawberry, mango, pistachio, a cookie base…how much more versatile can an eggless desert get. This is one desert I shall explore more & more!!
Recipe as modified from GMA, which I adapted it a bit here & there.
Ingredients:
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To make the panna cotta:
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Combine the cream + milk + sugar + zest in a pan & simmer till it comes to a slow boil.
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In the meantime, warm the 1/4 cup water & sprinkle the gelatin over it & leave to soften. (Since I increased the gelatin from the original recipe, it didn’t quite soften completely.Also became a dense glob! So I stirred in a little more warm water & then strained it.)
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Take the milk/cream mixture off the heat. Whisk in the gelatin & pour into ramekins 0r bowls. I saw a recipe in which they even used a cupcake tray!
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Leave to set/chill for 4 hours minimum to overnight.
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To make the strawberry coulis:
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Quarter the strawberries & put in pan with remaining ingredients. Simmer just till sugar dissolves.
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Remove immediately, cool & blend. Strain & chill.
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To serve:
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To demould, place the bowls in warm water for 15 seconds & turn onto serving platter. Drizzle with strawberry coulis
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OR, Serve in bowls with strawberry coulis on top. (I found this version simpler, though will get proper moulds & try it demoulded again.)
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Garnish with sliced strawberries & serve.
Demoulded OR…
… Served in bowls
Zorra at Kochtopf has a LOVEly event on for Valentines…‘A Heart for your Valentine‘ & invites us to treat our Valentine with something sweet or savory but always heart-shaped or heart-decorated. Here’s an ‘edible heart ‘ & a sweet one at that for her event…
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
16 Comments
Purnima
Deeba, wooooooooowwwwwwwwww! What a nice presentation, n a lovely selected berry,heart at that too! Served in heart shaped bowl! Too good a dish!
Manggy
Deeba, I notice you’re feeling very romantic these days! I love panna cotta, and this presentation is just lovely 🙂
Ivy
Panacotta is such a wonderful dessert but you’ve made it look much better. It’s too early for strawberries in Greece although I’ve seen some last week but so expensive. We usually see them in May. It’s the first time I’ve heard the word coulis but I always made this sauce out of my mind with strawberries without the orange zest and serve it over ice cream. I do the same with kiwis as well. What a great presentation Deeba.
P.S. I have tagged you for a MEME. Hope you don’t mind. You are not obligated to carry it on of course, but check out my answers when you have the time!
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Purnima…we all love strawberries here & I love theme based events!!
On the contrary Manggy/Doc…not the mushy sorts; quite a scorpion with the sting!! Ha Ha!! The panna cotta was delicious & creamy…I fell in love with it for sure!!
Thanks Ivy…I’m lagging behind with a wierd meme I’ve been tagged for too.Will try & get there.Kiwi coulis sounds interesting;will have to explore that too!! Cheers
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Purnima…we all love strawberries here & I love theme based events!!
On the contrary Manggy/Doc…not the mushy sorts; quite a scorpion with the sting!! Ha Ha!! The panna cotta was delicious & creamy…I fell in love with it for sure!!
Thanks Ivy…I’m lagging behind with a wierd meme I’ve been tagged for too.Will try & get there.Kiwi coulis sounds interesting;will have to explore that too!! Cheers
la tribu'
Hi! I’m Elga of Semidipapavero, I love panna cotta and your version is incredible! I will work on the translation of frittata’s recipe in few days and I’ll send it to you as erliar as possible, thanks for your visit! Elga
Arfi Binsted
that gives me an idea what to take part on zorra’s event, Deeba! when i read the title i thought oh something delicious is written on here hehehe… gosh, it looks elegant indeed!
Bellini Valli
Love the heart shaped molds…althgough they are pretty enough to eat straight from the mold. 🙂 Love this recipe as your entry to the event 🙂
Rosie
Oh I love this it’s so very romantic and perfect for Valentines Day!! Very beautiful pictures too 😀
Rosie x
Angel
Those look so darling in their little heart bowls, and fancy too!
What a fantastic heart for your valentine!
Arundati Rao
oh you wily lady….. i drooled over the fabulous pics …. goes onto my never ending have to try list…i bought four boxes of strawberries the other day as an indulgence… ate most of them as is… but lemme see if i can muster the courage to try something with cream!! fabulous…..
SweetDesigns
you can never go wrong with Strawberries for Valentines day! and Panna Cotta tops that off hehe. Great idea and looks so very beautiful!!
Mansi Desai
I made a starwberry and chocoalte heart cake too today Deeba! this panna-cotta looks awesome! I love this dessert b’coz its so light and airy:)
my food affair
ooh. i love panna cotta. Can’t wait to try your recipe!! -kk
Divya
oh deeba…those are soooo sooo pretty!!!yummy edible hearts..!!surely try it out(btw,i am exploring your blog..thats y a comment now on ur feb post)..i absolutely love those hearts!!!
Dibs
Found photos of your posts in FoodBuzz…could not find the recipes, then googled “Deeba, Blog panna cota” to get here. Your blog is making me really hungry, and Gurgaon reminds me of aloo tikkis in Om Sweets… Drool!
Keep up the wonderful posts!