White chocolate rice pudding parfait with poached winter fruits

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Whipped cream and white chocolate make this dessert a truly indulgent take on a classic rice pudding recipe. Although a little time consuming, chef Andrew MacKenzie recommends poaching all the fruits separately to ensure you get the best flavour and texture possible.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Rice pudding parfait

Stock syrup

  • 750ml of water
  • 750g of sugar

Poached prunes

Poached apricots

Poached figs

Poached pears

To serve

Equipment

  • 6cm ring mould 10
  • blowtorch

Method

1
In a large heavy-bottomed pan, add the rice, milk, vanilla pods, orange zest and caster sugar. Stir in a pinch of ground cinnamon and a little grated fresh nutmeg
2
Stirring occasionally, cook over a medium-low heat for 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked through. Remove from the heat and stir through the white chocolate until fully melted
3
Squeeze out any excess liquid from the gelatine leaves and stir into the rice mixture, ensuring that they dissolve fully. Leave the mixture in the pan to cool until it reaches 30°C
  • 5 gelatine leaves, soaked in iced water
4
Gently fold through the lightly whipped cream to finish the parfait, then divide the mixture evenly between the ring moulds (or ramekins if preferred). Transfer the moulds to the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours
  • 300ml of cream, lightly whipped
5
Meanwhile, make a stock syrup for poaching the winter fruits by mixing together the water and sugar in a large pan. Place over a medium heat and bring to the boil until the sugar fully dissolves into the water. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside until cool
  • 750ml of water
  • 750g of sugar
6
Place the prunes in a small pan with 250ml of the stock syrup and the Earl Grey tea bag and simmer until the prunes are tender. Reserve in the fridge until required
7
For the apricots, simmer with the split vanilla pod and 250ml of the stock syrup until softened, then chill until needed
8
Simmer the figs in a pan with the thyme sprig and 250ml of the stock syrup until tender, then chill until needed
9
For the pears, place in a pan with the remaining stock syrup. Add the Muscat or sweet wine, cloves and cinnamon stick, then simmer until soft and tender. Allow to cool in the spiced liquid, then remove the pears and dice into cubes. Chill until required
10
To serve, turn out the chilled parfaits onto serving dishes and dust with icing sugar. Add an even mix of the poached fruits to each dish, garnishing with a few fresh mint leaves

Andrew MacKenzie was destined to be a chef, inspired by his uncles, who both cooked professionally. Over his career, he has championed British produce and become a true authority on Sussex's local larder.

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