Coffee porter, malt and pecan

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The convergence of flavour between malt, coffee and beer is what makes this Coffee porter tart recipe from Lee Westcott a real gem. Seek out a luxuriously bitter coffee porter to get this exciting dessert spot on.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Malt and coffee porter treacle tart

Coffee porter ice cream

Candied pecans

  • 60g of pecan nuts, toasted
  • 50g of caster sugar

Parfait

  • 125g of milk
  • 1 vanilla pod, scraped
  • 3g of vanilla extract
  • 60g of egg yolk
  • 50g of sugar
  • 1 gelatine leaf, bloomed in ice water
  • 200g of cream, semi-whipped

To serve

  • pecan nuts

Equipment

  • Piping bag and nozzle
  • 10cm square baking tin
  • Pacojet
  • Silicone dome moulds
  • Fine chinois

Method

1
Begin by preparing the ice cream. Add the reduced Porter, espresso, milk, vanilla pods and instant coffee to a pan and bring to just below boiling point. Meanwhile, add the sugar and egg yolks to a heatproof bowl and whisk together until pale
2
Slowly pour the contents of the pan into the egg and sugar mixture, whisking to combine, then transfer back to the pan and cook until the mix reaches 82°C. Stir in the whipping cream, then freeze the mixture in Pacojet containers and blitz for 1 hour before using. Alternatively, churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturers instructions
  • 150g of whipping cream
3
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
4
For the tart, melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat and, once melted, add the golden syrup, malt, beer and double cream. Whisk together until combined, then add the egg and egg yolks to the mix, whisking in quickly. Add the lemon juice and whisk again to combine
5
Pour the mix onto the oats and mix to combine. Spread the mixture out in a 10 x 10cm shallow, lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Once baked, allow to cool to room temperature
  • 140g of oats
6
To prepare the candied pecans, which will be used in the parfait and as a garnish, add the sugar to a pan and heat until a light caramel forms. As soon as it reaches this stage, remove from the heat, add the toasted pecans, then transfer to a tray and allow the candied pecans to cool
  • 60g of pecan nuts, toasted
  • 50g of caster sugar
7
Once cool, break into a coarse crumb, keeping half for the parfait and the other half for garnish
8
For the parfait, add the milk, vanilla pods and extract to a pan and bring to the boil. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl, then whisk half of the boiling milk into the egg mix until combined
  • 125g of milk
  • 1 vanilla pod, scraped
  • 3g of vanilla extract
  • 60g of egg yolk
  • 50g of sugar
9
Pour this back into the pan with the milk and cook to 85°C. Add the gelatine, stir to dissolve and pass through a sieve into a bowl. Allow the mixture to cool completely, then fold in the semi-whipped cream
  • 1 gelatine leaf, bloomed in ice water
  • 200g of cream, semi-whipped
10
Fold in half of the reserved crushed pecans, then transfer to a piping bag. Pipe into silicon circular moulds and place in the freezer until completely set
11
To serve, slice the tart into thin slices and divide onto plates. Warm the outsides of the parfait moulds, then turn out onto a surface, cut in half and place a half onto each plate. Sprinkle the pecan crumb on top, followed by some whole and roughly chopped pecan halves and a quenelle of the ice cream. Serve immediately
  • pecan nuts
First published in 2015

After formative years with Tom Aikens at his eponymous two Michelin-starred restaurant in Chelsea, Lee Westcott rose to fame at The Typing Room before launching Pensons – a beautiful restaurant with rooms on the Netherwood Estate in Worcestershire.

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